Jerry: If you were a “burning bush” …and I would like some guidance for my people, do you have “10 commandments” that you would offer?
Abraham: We have 10 good ideas. We would not command anyone to do anything…. we would offer…that which we have found to be a very good way of life…. So a commandment is what NOT to do. Rather than telling you what NOT to do, we will tell you what we do. * Seek joy – first and foremost. * Seek reasons to laugh. * See reasons to offer words of praise – to self and others. * See beauty in nature, beasts and other humans. * Seek reasons to love. In every segment of every day – look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of love. * Seek that which uplifts you. * Seek opportunity to offer that which uplifts another. * Seek a feeling of Well-being. * Know that your value can only be measured in terms of joy. * Acknowledge your absolute freedom to do any of these things or to not do any of these things – for it is, without exception your choice in every moment of every day. That is the recipe for eternal joy. And it will provide a format for a life of dramatic, magnificent creating also. That feels like the “bottom line” to you: “How much success, or how much acclaim…how much value can I offer here and now?” And we are wanting you to understand is that your value can only be measured in terms of joy.
Abraham-Hicks, A New Beginning II by Jerry and Ester Hicks, pp. 217-218.