What is the motto or creed you live by?

[DJ Bear]

This question has been bumping around in my head for some time. I thought it would be interesting to know what others motto or creed is.

For the longest time I really didn't have one. I was really only existing but existing in my head.

For the last few years I have been living my motto/creed, it is from the Bushido Code of Ethics, the Japanese American fighters from WWII.

These 2 mottos/creeds have spoken and stay with me.

Duty and honor bound.

Troubles are to be kept to oneself. Do not show hurt.

So, these are my, what are yours?

[Inked_Trinity]

Kindness is my religion

Don't take the free ride in your own life

[Katniss]

I have two that resonate with me to the point they have become personal mottos.

1. Keep moving forward. (I have always said this to myself but it really hit home when I saw it used in the animated movie "Meet the Robinsons." )

2. Trust Your Journey. (I say this so much I even had someone special send me this quote on a bracelet that I wear often, and especially in times of distress.)

Katniss~~(Of course my grandmother also raised me on 'Keep it classy, always' and I would never let her down. :flowers: )

[Massive]

"garg'n uair dhuisgear" which is gaelic for "fierce when roused" The Roberston clan family motto
and
"Don't let the bastards get you down" what my family have been saying for years.

[StrongButch]

I have no need to conform to the stereotypes others have defined for me!

[Blade]

Embrace the journey

[SoSousMe]

Give love... not hate

Acceptance is key

Forgive

Until you walk in someone else's shoes, you must not assume or judge

Cry when you grieve

Tell the ones you love, that you love them

Kiss your mama

[~baby~doll~]

Acceptance is the answer.

Every dark cloud has a silver lining.

Each day is a new beginning.

[Jesse]

I'll have to give this some thought when I am not busy as I am certain I have others, but my main motto is, "Balance is key". I feel that balance is essential to so many different aspects of our lives, harmony, peace, health etc. It appears all throughout nature and yet we often fail to allow it to be in our own lives.

[wahya]

Taking Care Of Business = TCB

[~ocean]

~ "acceptance leaves room for forgiveness " ~

[Girl_On_Fire]

1) Say what you mean, mean what you say.
2) Never, EVER take advantage of anyone. To me, the most disgusting thing anyone can do is abuse their power over another.

[maryam]

Mine change a lot... lately I've been using "per ardua" (through hardship or difficulty) which is in my matrilineal lineage.

[Scuba]

Do no harm...

[deb0670]

Life goes on
treat others the way you want to be treated.

[Ms. Meander]

For years, mine has been the Buddhist quote, "fall down seven times, get up eight".

I'm phasing this out now, although it has served me well. I used to "fall down" much more often, and even though I expect to continue, to a certain degree, I don't need to invoke it, do I?

For now: All change comes to me with greater ease and more consciousness. (Which is more of an incantation than a motto, but it works.)

[Daktari]

Do as you would be done by
If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got.

[Glenn]

I believe GOD/DESS does not judge us directly most of the time, but judges us through the Law of Karma, which can be relentless and inexorable. So, my motto will be the same ol one that I found on my own family crest from centuries ago: Quantum Meruit-Translated: You get what you have earned/They got what they deserved (I got what I deserved face--> :().

[Syr]

Mine is an odd one I guess..it is 'It's a good day to die' meaning I have left nothing unsaid, undone etc.

[Aryon]

1) "A knight is sworn to valour. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His might upholds the weak. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked."

2) "Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away. "

[femm_cb]

Mine is "I wish you much love, peace and happiness"

[Kenna]

something that was taught to me in '94 by a very respected role model and my trade instructor (little did I know then how it would affect me now)...

Adapt, Improvise and Overcome ...

that has guided me through many DIY projects as well as life's hardships. it's helped me survive several life threatening events. Thank you Mr. Baldwin. I've never forgotten your lessons.

then there's something I was gifted in an engraved piece of jewelry ...
this fits me well... Share the Journey ...

[macele]

always help those in need.

and sometimes that need might be guidance.

if that need is to guide into the land of rhythm and pleasure, ...
then by all means, guide.

[Daktari]

Insanity is repeating the same mistake and expecting a different result.

[Jean_TX]

Dreams are made for children ...and for children, dreams come true.

[VintageFemme]

Nothing is permanent.

[Words]

Always look at the part of the glass that is half full, not half empty...and

Make money by all means, but be sure to make memories as well.

[Corkey]

..........................

[girllikeu2]

Fuck it!:wine:

[Blade]

This to shall pass

[Nat]

Not sure if these count as creeds and they are too short to be mottos, but I have embraced them for a long time:

1. O me! Oh Life. O the questions of these recurring. O the endless trains of the faithless. O cities filled with the foolish! What good, amid these, O me, O life? The answer: That life exists and identity. The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.

- Dead Poet's version of Walt Whitman quote

and

2. I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep, and suck out all the marrow of life. To put to wrap all that was not life, and not when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived.

- Dead poet's version of Thoreau quote

I'm also partial to the Princess Bride quote:

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

[poodle]

Mine is "Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero" or "Seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow."

You never know if there will be a tomorrow if you are 4 or 104 so live it up and be grateful for everyday.

[Corkey]

Do unto others, then run like hell....

[Cin]

Words to live by:

Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.
Baron Munchausen

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
Bertrand Russell

[Kätzchen]

“If I had influence with the good fairy, who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength.”


― Rachel Carson in The Sense of Wonder




“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”

― Rachel Carson in Silent Spring





http://www.rachelcarson.org/

[BestButchBoy]

If it ain't fun, don't do it.

[SirenManda]

Very simple, but meaningful.

"Today you, tomorrow me."

What I mean by that is people who struggle need help, being kind to others can have a long lasting impact for those people to want to show the same compassion when your downfall comes. Ups and downs are normal, and everyone will have them.