50 Golden Rules for Living Your Best Life

Life is a beautiful journey filled with experiences, relationships, and choices that shape who we become. Here are 50 golden rules to guide you on your way to living a fulfilling and meaningful life:

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Most of the truth can only be seen through the Eyes of Faith.

Gospel 

Jn 6:60-69

Many of the disciples of Jesus who were listening said,
“This saying is hard; who can accept it?”
Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this,
he said to them, “Does this shock you?
What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?
It is the Spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail.
The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and life.
But there are some of you who do not believe.”
Jesus knew from the beginning the ones who would not believe
and the one who would betray him.
And he said, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me
unless it is granted him by my Father.”

As a result of this,
many of his disciples returned to their former way of life
and no longer walked with him.
Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?”
Simon Peter answered him, “Master, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life.
We have come to believe
and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.”

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Reflection:

Dear Peter, for all his failings he speaks in memorable phrases. Lord, to whom can we go? In my faint-hearted moments I hear both Jesus’ gentle voice, giving me the freedom to choose, and the strength of Peter’s reply: You have the words of eternal life.

Maybe Peter repeated these words often to himself, ‘you have the message of eternal life’. It can be a mantra of prayer for us, as can other favourite lines from the gospels or bible. The word of God is a personal gift; each of us has our favourite lines that fill our hearts in our time of prayer as we repeat them to ourselves.The gift of Jesus is the life that underpins our human life. He has become one of us so that we become like him. His words lead us into a quality of life which gives meaning, hope and love in all we do. Nobody else can give what Jesus gives – a full meaning of life, seen in the example of his life. Time with him is always time well spent.Love welcomes us to the companionship of Jesus. In the enjoyment and the challenge of such love, would we want to go elsewhere? Some did, and the evidence is that their departure from Jesus did not bring happiness. What Jesus offers reaches deep into all our human desires, joys, tears, laughter and love.Jesus, seeking to lead his hearers beyond dependence on earthly bread, finds himself misunderstood by many of those who had been disciples. They turn back. Am I ever confounded or scandalised by his words? Do I ever turn back?

Peter may not understand the full import of what Jesus is saying but he knows what is essential: ‘You have the words of eternal life’. To follow Jesus is to walk forward in faith, understanding that other would-be bearers of truth can never satisfy us. It is to say, whatever happens, ‘You have the words of eternal life’.

Source:

Sacred Space, inspired by the spirituality of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, a sixteenth-century Basque native, whose insights into God’s working with the human heart have been of great assistance to countless people over the centuries and are found more helpful than ever today.