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IF LIFE IS A GAME,
THESE ARE THE RULES
Cherie Carter-Scott
A PRESENTATION
BY
Opeyemi Akinsanya

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Life has often been compared to a game, but we are
never told how to play nor what it means to win!
The importance of the Ten Rules for Being Human
are evident; as they serve as guidelines to playing
the game of life.
They answered our fundamental questions and
help us as unique individuals become more aware
of certain lessons to be learnt.

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THE TEN RULES
FOR BEING
HUMAN

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Make peace with your body so it can effectively serve its
purpose and share its valuable lessons.
 Accept what life presents to you (a body) with a good
attitude.
 View yourself as being worthy regardless of what you
look like or how your body performs.
 Respect your body by learning what it needs for
optimum performance.
 Make time and space for pleasure in your life.
RULE ONE
YOU WILL RECEIVE A BODY

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Align with yourself with your own unique path by learning
your individual lessons.
 Always recognise lessons and be open to their inherent
value.
 Choose actions that align with your true path.
 We have unique circumstances that ought to be
handled differently.
 Trust that your circumstance leads to your own path.
RULE TWO
YOU WILL BE PRESENTED
WITH LESSONS

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View mistakes as opportunities to learn.
 Be compassionate.
 Learn to forgive.
 Live your life ethically.
 Keep a sense of humor.
RULE THREE
THERE ARE NO MISTAKES,
ONLY LESSONS

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Learn to identify the patterns that you are
repeating and the lessons they offered.
 Be aware of the behaviors that cause you to
repeat the same pattern.
 Be willing to change.
 You play a role in creating your circumstance.
 Be patient enough to learn your lessons.
RULE FOUR
A LESSON IS REPEATED
UNTIL LEARNED

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Embrace your role as a perpetual student of life.
 Surrender to the fact that if you are alive, there are
lessons to be learned.
 Be committed to learning and mastering all your
lessons.
 Be humble.
 Learn to be flexible around every new circumstance.
RULE FIVE
LEARNING DOES NOT END

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Live in the present.
 Appreciate what you have, when you focus on those
you hope to obtain.
 Life has its own agenda; do not be attached to desires.
 True abundance comes from appreciating the present,
not from amassing wealth.
 Being focused on the present brings peace.
RULE SIX
“HERE’’ IS NO BETTER
THAN “THERE’’

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Your reactions to others say more about you than they
do about others.
 Learn to embrace all parts of others.
 See that the judgments of others say more about you.
 Take time to nurture yourself towards wholeness.
 Be supportive.
RULE SEVEN
OTHERS ARE ONLY
MIRRORS OF YOU

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Create and own your own reality.
 Take responsibility for yourself and create a life of
which you are proud.
 Release certain circumstances that hold you back
from creating your own reality.
 Be courageous; create the life you desire.
 Learn to call upon your power.
 Be adventurous.
RULE EIGHT
WHAT YOU MAKE OF YOUR
LIFE IS UP TO YOU

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Tune in and honor the messages and answers you
receive from your spiritual blueprint.
 Listen.
 Trust yourself.
 Be inspired.
RULE NINE
ALL YOUR ANSWERS LIE
INSIDE OF YOU

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Remember the truth, again and again, and to create ways to
find your way back when you forget.
 Have faith.
 Embrace the lessons of wisdom.
 Do not be limited; there are no boundaries to what you
can become or do.
RULE TEN
YOU WILL FORGET ALL
THESE AT BIRTH

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Thank you.