Walter Albritton, who is one of the pastors at my church, has ten principles that he says serve him as a guide for living. Walter tells me these principles are neither new nor profound and that lots of folks have been living by some or all of them for generations.

He has found these principles to be helpful in his life and I believe all ten are worthy of our consideration as a means of finding peace and harmony in our lives. Here they are as complied by my friend, Walter Albritton:

• Live your life in chapters.
• Make progress, not perfection, your goal.
• Learn to celebrate “excellent” mistakes.
• Eliminate “if only” from your vocabulary.
• Refuse to blame other people for your problems.
• Accept the imperfections of other people.
• Live no day without laughter.
• Smile and move on when people rain on your parade.
• If you are prone to fuss a lot, stop complaining.
• When the bottom falls out of your life, pray for spring.

So there you have it – I believe these are ten principles that can help you live a good life and as Walter says, “squeeze more joy out of every day.” However, they are not easy principles to live by, but Walter says he knows they can help because they have helped him daily for years and still do. The only way we can follow these principles, however, is through the presence of the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ in our daily walk through this life. That’s really what makes the difference and allows Walter’s ten principles to help us daily.

Other Related Articles

1. Some Parting Words
2. A judge hopes his willingness to serve on jury will inspire others
3. Some Closing Observations
4. Favorite Bible verses
5. Some Parting Words