Principle Centered Living Defined

The vast majority of us conduct our lives often unaware of the principles that govern consequences. This often leads to us wondering why things go wrong and not understanding the results we achieve.

Obviously no one is perfect; however, truly successful individuals are masters at living principle centered lives.

So, what does it mean to live this way?

The goal of this article is to help define for you the meaning of living a life in alignment with principles and also to raise your awareness to its importance in your success.

The first thing to understand is that principles exist and operate in our lives whether we are aware of them or not or believe it or not. They are unbiased and impartial in nature and simply governs the results we achieve based completely upon our choices.

By definition, principles are natural laws - these are the rules of nature. They do not change, they simply are. In other words, although you might be able to cram for a test the night before and even pass it the next day; you couldn't possibly sustain a successful living in the field of this test if you only crammed the night before. Your success would be short-lived.

It's like a farm; you can't cram on a farm because it is a natural system. You must first plant the seeds and then pay the price day in and day out to water and fertilize the earth until the crops reach maturity. Then and only then can you reap the fruits of the farm. The farm then is like principles - no shortcuts - you have to pay the price otherwise the results you achieve will not be the best that they can be.

When you live a principle centered life, your choices are based on your core values and beliefs fueled by doing what is right. In so doing the consequences you reap will always be good.

Following are a few examples of what I mean by principles.

1. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you- this simply means that you treat other with the same type of love and respect you want others to treat you with. You do not judge and play "tit for tat", you behave the way you want others to behave - you set the example. By doing this you set things in motion that inevitably bring back to you the same treatment or better from others.


2. You have what you have and you are where you are because of the choices you've made- this means that if you were to examine the choices you've made thus far in your life and you were honest with yourself, you would easily see that the results you have achieved are directly related to the choices you've made. Sure, you can play the blame, shame and lame game; however, it won't change the fact that your choices got you where you are today with what you have and nothing else.


3. The more you show gratitude, the more you get to be grateful for - ever notice how the more up you are the more the universe fights to keep you up? The exact opposite is also true as you may have noticed; the more down you are the more the universe fights to keep you down. This is just a natural law - you can feel it when it's happening; however, most are powerless to do anything because they lack the awareness that they have options.

Think about these 3 concepts - principles - and you will begin to realize that they are not only true but unfailing in operation. They are not a matter of opinion or theory - they simply are and will continue to be so for eternity.