Key 1: Be Thankful and Grateful.
Practicing gratitude has been shown to increase happiness, decrease feelings of stress, to build mental resilience, and to reduce anxiety and depression. When we are emotionally triggered, choosing to feel grateful about even one thing in life protects us from a downward spiral. By facing challenges with gratitude, the door out of the problem will reveal itself more quickly. Practicing gratitude is a practical choice for improving your health mentally, emotionally and physically.
Key 2: The Power of Service.
When we serve with a joyful heart, the person you are serving is blessed and you are blessed. Service is an act of giving, and giving is an act of care and love. Love brings new life to people, you can see it in their face and hear it in their voice. Love is the only force that can truly heal. An act of service is a healing act.
Key 3: Love that which is good; use that which is bad to raise your consciousness and manifest your highest self.
The universe is a friendly place. This is far easier to agree with when life works for us and is going smoothly. When we face an unexpected challenge or something difficult, it is easier to feel like life is against us. In truth, life is always for us. When life seems tough, use situations that appear negative to raise your consciousness and manifest your highest self. It is important to ask oneself, what dormant part of myself am I being asked to awaken?
Key 4: Be goodness, justice and compassion. Never criticize nor envy others.
Justice calls upon us to live in fairness, an aspect of goodness. When we are envious it means that we have forgotten that what is ours can never be taken away from us, and conversely what belongs to another, can never be taken away either. Compassion will prevent us from criticizing, and compassion for self will awaken a self-love that keeps envy at bay.
Key 5: Be patient, calm, and considerate. Never give in to anger or pride.
Life is filled with challenges, expected and unexpected. With each challenge, one must remain calm, demonstrating patience and consideration for oneself and others, and openness to learning from all interactions. Growth comes from challenges. Never act from a place of anger or pride. Anger and pride close the mind and heart to the growth that opens us up to the limitless possibilities of the universe.
Key 6: Be pure, compassionate, and gentle. Never use irony.
May one’s thoughts, words, and actions be pure in intention and filled with compassion for all life forms. May each come from the heart filled with gentleness and loving-kindness. Never use irony on yourself or others as it sends a mixed message to the Universe and those you interact with creating duality and disharmony.
Key 7: Be confident, satisfied and open to others. Do not doubt and do not be envious.
We have all been created with a unique set of gifts. Be confident and satisfied with the gifts you have been given. Cultivate them so you may share them with others in the name of service. Never doubt the good you have to offer others. Be open to the gifts others have to offer you, accepting with gratitude. Never be envious of the material or spiritual gifts others have been granted.
Key 8: Be moderate in all things. Avoid excesses.
Balance is everything. Individual, collective, and universal health are based on balance. All things exist on a continuum. Do not allow yourself to be aimlessly pulled from one end of the continuum to the other. Through conscious focus find the point on each continuum that supports the spiritual and material well-being of all.
Key 9: Be humble, kind, modest, generous, and respectful of others. Never be spiteful.
Thoughts, emotions, words, actions, and behaviours are based on the foundation of unconditional love, compassion, respect, fairness and non-judgment, when interacting with others. This refers to clients as well as to family, friends, community, society and every sentient being including the earth. Serve with an open heart and avoid any harmful words, actions or behaviours.
Key 10: Be true in word and deed. Choose words and actions that will not endanger others. Base all words and actions on universal love, universal wisdom, and universal truth.
Be righteous in thoughts, words and actions. Be aware of the consequences of one’s words and actions to not put ourselves or others in danger. Perceive life through the lens of universal love, universal wisdom and universal truth instead of through glasses that are coloured by personal belief systems and conditioning that is not rooted in universal love, universal wisdom, and universal truth.
Key 11: Be helpful and considerate of all that exists. Never deceive or betray anyone.
Be careful to not cause harm knowingly or unknowingly. Serve without discrimination when you see a need, including animal life and the earth. Interact with others from a place of truth, honesty, and authenticity without taking advantage of them.
Key 12: Love and protect all life. Spread peace and harmony. In no way be aggressive.
All forms of life are of equal value including animal and plant life. Convey a sense of peace and harmony through emotions, words, actions and behaviors when interacting with all forms of life. Do not be actively or passively aggressive towards ourselves and others.