Top Ten Sayings I live by (which I learned over a lifetime)
1) “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Matthew 7:12) Because we are One. Their success and happiness is yours quite literally. A defensive mechanism I’ve seen is to push people away by being rude or mean or simply aloof and all this gets you is loneliness and pain. Giving your pain to others ends painfully.
2) Think Positively. No action taken to extreme ends well. Follow the middle road as Buddha teaches. Jesus taught us to “Be in the world, Not of it”. So, what does this mean? It means to live fully engaged with no attachment to the outcome. Which leads us to the next saying.
3) ‘Judge Not, lest ye be judged.’ Going back to the first saying, “what you give, you receive” or simply to judge someone is judging the self. A basic Oneness principle.
4) “Have Faith.” This is not something you do, but something you Choose. I choose faith over fear. I’ve decided things will turn out in the Highest and Best Good. This is God’s gift to all of us. The power to choose. In fact, Free Will is of the highest order. The First Law of the Land so to speak. Look at our laws and you will see most of them involve violations of Free Will; Murder, Theft, Adultery, Bribery, etc. These all violate the will of other self or some other person. We are One.
5) “Live and Let Live”. Focus on your life and let others sort theirs as they will. The only things you can control are your own decisions and actions. And even these seem out of control at times. If something happens to you which you didn’t consciously choose, it just means you chose it indirectly or unconsciously. The Universe says “Yes” most of the time and “No” only to protect you from yourself. The longer you’ve lived the more this will make sense.
6) Everyone has a story or better said: You are your story. Shakespeare said: “All the worlds a stage, and we are merely players”. This means you are the “star” of your “life”. You are the author! While it seems there are others manipulating you, this simply is illusion. There is no other in reality. All others are reflections of the self, like a kaleidoscope changes light. Oddly, we operate through other self in this world of illusions. This means those close to you are key to knowing yourself. Family serves this function well and often to our consternation. Our greatest fear, whether we know it or not, is to know ourselves. Be gentle with yourself. Life all boils down to this. Think about it. What is the most important relationship you have? Probably it is with your life partner, whom you have chosen. Sometimes it is with a parent or sibling and this works too. Know this is a story you’ve written before you’re born and plays out generally as you intended. Certain “rules” cannot be changed, cheated, or modified. For instance, all stories have a beginning and an end.
7) “Where your attention goes, so goes your energy.” Thus either fanning the flames or dousing the gossip. Focus is so important to success in life. I have seen this so many times. Distractions have only intensified and increased over time making what you focus on more difficult to maintain and more important to adhere to. Personality plays a small role in the ability to maintain focus and attention to in attaining a goal. More significantly, focus and attention can be learned and improved with intent and practice.
8) “What you focus on, grows.” As an extension of the last saying, this is just one more way of emphasizing the importance of setting goals, making clear intentions, and following through.
9) “A person who lies to themselves and believes their own lies becomes unable to distinguish truth within or around them. This self-deception leads to a loss of self-respect, an inability to love, and a tendency to become easily offended or vindictive.” (Fyodor Dostoevsky) The only person you can ever lie to is yourself… another vital Oneness principle.
10) “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” is a central declaration made by Jesus in John 14:6 (NIV). It emphasizes Jesus as the exclusive path to salvation, the embodiment of divine truth, and the source of eternal life. The metaphysical bible teaches us the title of ‘Jesus’ literally means “I am”. Jesus is not a particular person, but a declaration of Truth. Applying this saying means YOU are (I am) the way, the truth, and the life to yourself. It is asking you or reminding you to know your role in the life you lead. Have faith in yourself, while trusting others as an extension of yourself.
Sequoia Elisabeth
Oneness Ministry 