The Five

This is the golden rule. Treat others like you would like to be treated; how you want to be treated. Simple basic courtesy and respect can totally change a situation. We are all going through shit; no one is immune. We all get shit on. Why make anyone else's day worse because of your internal bullshit and feelings?

Always be true to yourself, always be true to your word, always be true to your intuition, your thoughts, your actions. There was always an intention behind every single thing. Ask yourself: Are your intentions true?

Just say no. It seems so easy, but it is so difficult for many of us to do. When we fail to say no, we allow ourselves to be stretched so thin that there's nothing left for us. We must take time for ourselves away from others so we can process our own. Saying No establishes boundaries for them and for us to set a limit. This is what I can do for you, nothing more. And let that be that. If you cannot help… can't help you, sorry. I don't have the money, I don't have the time, I can't fit it into my schedule. These few select statements can change everything —our lives, ourselves, and our futures.

This is another that sounds so easy to do. Why not just do it? When opportunity arises, see it, give it a try—what do you have to lose? If you can do it, why not? Too many people these days have a bucket list of experiences and adventures that they hope to do before they die, and they hope to do it during retirement. For most, retirement will be short-lived and full of missed adventures and experiences that will never be sought. Every day can be an adventure—at least one point in every day, take a moment to feel adventurous, to do something to make the day worth it, an adventure. Experience something every day.

Be Naked More. Being naked is not just physically without clothes. This means naked, as it also pertains to our emotions, our vulnerability—stand before those that you love, let them know what you feel, let them know when you're happy, let them know when you're sad, but be true to yourself in your emotions and be naked more; physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and energetically. These are the "five pillars of nakedness."