RULES: WHEN TO FOLLOW THEM WHEN TO BREAK THEM

When it comes to the creation of rules—we all are rule-creators. Over the years of your life you have made lots of rules and you are today still making rules. The rules that you make show up as your ways of doing things, your procedures, even as your beliefs about how things should be done. Once fully installed, they become your habits, your rituals, your culture. We also make rules for all of our relationships— home, work, organizations, government, etc.

Why? Rules oftentimes arise due to some circumstance that arises and which we want to prevent from ever happening again. “Always look both ways before crossing the street.” Obviously, rules can be critical and life-saving. They can be asinine and foolish. They can be relevant and timely and they can just as easily be irrelevant and out-of-date.