13 Rules to Live By

In my 25 years of life, I have learned many lessons. Here are some of the rules that I live by.

It’s not necessary to view a rule as something that you must follow no matter what, but something to keep in mind for how you want to live your life and who you want to become.

There are 13 rules because in Italian culture, 13 is a lucky number, I do believe that it brings luck, not fear.

Philosophy Friday video coming on Friday the 13th to discuss whether 13 is a positive or negative number, and where that idea came from!

I hope you enjoy reading my 13 rules to live by!!

1. Competition should only be with yourself

This may seem odd in a highly competitive society. Everyone wants more followers than their friends. You need better grades than everyone else to get into that program. That job you want, has 200 other applicants who have the same or similar skills and experience as you.

It’s overwhelming to think of how much this society wants us to compete with others.

I used to try; get better grades, be the best student in class, be a better daughter than my sister and surpass my brother by getting into grad school.

Except, I felt empty.