Seven Principles for a graceful world, take the pledge! Enjoy the following guest post from Marla Durden at Profound Harvest.
Do you feel something stirring deep in your soul, in your bones… calling you to live your life in new ways?
Are you experiencing a growing sense of a global family and the interconnectedness of life?
Take the pledge to follow these Seven Principles for a graceful world.
1. Slow down and listen
We believe that we are vast, ancient and wise beings who are at essence already enlightened, awake, connected. We believe that Grace is our natural state and that in the deep recesses of our heart we remember.
We commit to stopping long enough to listen to the soul’s call, really hear it. And to having the courage to follow it and to trust that we are being guided to give our greatest contribution and experience our most sublime joy.
2. Live on the pulse of Life
We believe that as humanity, we have forgotten our connection to our essential divinity (Grace) and oneness and that this disconnection is the source of most of our individual and global problems.
We believe that by relaxing out of our armor of beliefs/tightness of being and by surrendering open to Grace, we become more powerful, alive, joyful and at peace.
Surrender to the natural, infinitely intelligent flow of life Share on XWe surrender to the natural, infinitely intelligent flow of life, allowing it to return us to the ocean of eternal Being-ness.
3. Bring the Love
We believe that humanity is being called to make a quantum leap in our evolution. Living our lives as acts of love opens doors to power and grace.
We commit to having our very presence uplift our environment, honoring every person that we meet. We do this from a place of strength and joy by doing the things that feed and rejuvenate our spirits.
We recognize the power of this love by exemplars like Gandhi, King, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and countless others. And, we celebrate its awakening in the hearts of people all over the world.
4. Forgive, let go, move on… to new life
We believe that by courageously facing, surrendering and healing the “lies and wounding of culture” in our conscious and subconscious minds we accelerate our awakening and re-connection to the fabric of creation. We fiercely commit to the journey of conscious evolution. Every grain of our societal beliefs lovingly becomes grist for the mill of our growth.
By examining why we believe what we do, we can make conscious, more life-affirming choices. -Marla Durden Share on XBy examining why we believe what we do, we can make conscious, more life-affirming choices and create real sustainable change in our lives and the world.
5. Awaken to the natural abundance of the Universe
We believe that we live in a vast, fertile universe of infinite abundance and possibility, that we have plenty, we are enough and can manifest lives of destiny.
Also, we believe that the true embodiment of this belief leads to responsible and sustainable abundance for us all. When we align our lives with it, we prosper naturally and gracefully- synchronicity increases and we are guided to our greatest Good.
We commit to freeing ourselves from the trance of scarcity. We welcome the incredible journey of healing that it brings and with it joy beyond our most sacred dreams.
6. Honor and respect all life
We believe that all life is interconnected. As humanity, we cannot fulfill our highest potential until we can honor every person and thing on the planet. We commit to lifting those living in abject poverty or ravished by disease or hunger. They too, are our people.
We commit to healing the wounds of separation we call race, creed, color or national origin, and open to the heart of every being- the soul of the individual, always and in all ways.
We believe that Nature has profound wisdom, that animals are our brethren and trees, our friends. We commit to honoring all of life, our collective journey, our ancestors and our future generations.
7. Welcome the wisdom and grace of the emergent Divine Feminine
We believe that a new consciousness is awakening that brings balance, beauty and wisdom to a world weary from long over-heated masculine drive. We believe that She is awakening in the hearts and minds of men and women all over the planet.
Those who feel her stirring are awakening to themselves anew and finding creative solutions to the problems that plaque humanity. We open to the connection, healthy sensuality, deep inner fulfillment and joy that she brings.
Explore This Idea Further
Optional prompts to help you make the ideas your own.
I use AI as a thinking companion, not as a replacement for my own thinking. These prompts are simply another way to explore the ideas in this article and see how they might apply to your own life.
You don’t have to use AI to benefit from them. You can copy a prompt into a notebook, write about it in your journal, talk it through with someone you trust or simply sit with the question and see what comes up for you. If you do use ChatGPT or another AI tool, treat its responses as a starting point for your own thinking. You remain the person who decides what is useful and right for your life.
How to use these prompts: Choose the one that appeals to you, copy the complete prompt and paste it into ChatGPT or another AI tool. You can answer its questions and continue the conversation as you go.
1. Apply This To My Life
Use this prompt when you want to discover which of the seven principles could be most meaningful in your own life right now.
I’ve just read the Forward Steps article “Seven Principles For A Graceful World.” Use that article as your primary source and foundation for this conversation. Help me discover which of its seven principles could be most meaningful or useful in my life right now.
Consider the article’s ideas about slowing down and listening, living on the pulse of life, bringing love, forgiving and letting go, awakening to abundance, honouring all life and welcoming wisdom, balance and grace. Ask me a few relevant questions about my current circumstances, relationships, thinking or challenges before giving personalised guidance.
Then help me see how the article’s ideas could apply specifically to my situation. Keep your guidance grounded in what the article actually teaches rather than replacing its message with generic self improvement advice. Build on my answers conversationally and help me explore what feels most relevant.
2. Reflect More Deeply
Use this prompt when you want to look beneath the surface of the seven principles and discover what they might be inviting you to consider.
I’ve just read the Forward Steps article “Seven Principles For A Graceful World.” Use that article as your primary source and help me explore it beyond a first reading. Guide me to notice which of the seven principles makes me pause, challenges something I currently believe or opens up a possibility I may not have considered.
Help me reflect on the article’s ideas about listening to my inner call, releasing limiting beliefs, bringing love into my presence, forgiving and moving on, moving beyond scarcity, recognising our connection with all life and finding greater balance, beauty and wisdom.
Ask thoughtful questions one at a time or in small groups, then respond meaningfully to my answers. Help me uncover useful insights and personal connections without becoming overly psychological or clinical. Stay closely grounded in the article and do not turn the conversation into generic self improvement advice.
Build on my answers as we go and help me explore any insights, patterns, assumptions or possibilities that emerge.
3. Turn It Into Action
Use this prompt when you are ready to turn one of the seven principles into a simple step you can actually take.
I’ve just read the Forward Steps article “Seven Principles For A Graceful World.” Use that article as your primary source and foundation for developing my next steps. Help me choose one or two of its seven principles that I could realistically put into practice in my life now.
First, ask me a few brief questions if you need to understand my circumstances or what I most want to change. Then help me turn the most relevant idea into a simple, practical plan. The actions should naturally come from the article, such as creating space to slow down and listen, opening more fully to life, bringing love into an interaction, examining and releasing an old belief, moving beyond a scarcity mindset, showing greater respect for life or creating more balance and grace.
Keep the plan small enough to feel achievable. Focus on progress rather than perfection and help me decide what I can do next rather than giving me a long list of tasks.
Continue building on my answers as we go. Keep the plan grounded in what the Forward Steps article actually teaches and help me finish the conversation with one clear next step I can take.
Tip: You don’t have to use all three. Start with the one that feels most useful to you right now.
Hi, I'm Thea Westra at Forward Steps (forwardstepsblog.com)
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