Rules For Living

Respect for nature Respect for authority Respect for fellow man The rules of majority Honesty is contentment Honesty in everything Honesty of the heart Alive as the spring Joyful in common things Joyful of mind Joyful just being Gentle and kind Happy within your soul Happy with friends Happy to be living At peace to the end Creeds I adhere to Creed for giving Creed for success Great rules for living © Jack Ellison 2014
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Turner Avatar
April 25, 2018 at 10:52 PM
just like the code of the cowboy, this is a manual for all of us to follow. great work sir.
Ellison Avatar
April 26, 2018 at 6:21 AM
Much appreciated Roger!!! Cheers, Happy Jack
Webb-Myers Avatar
August 23, 2016 at 6:36 PM
i totally agree
Ellison Avatar
April 26, 2018 at 6:19 AM
Thank you Miss Hayley!!! Love, Happy Jack XOX
Konos Avatar
September 15, 2015 at 5:48 PM
I clicked on my computer and it said Best Jack Ellison Poems and up came this! WOW b u t All of Jack Ellison's poetry is the best. If you see him tell him I said so! Thanks in advance
Ellison Avatar
April 26, 2018 at 6:18 AM
Hey Judy!!! Sorry for missing this one! You are a sweetie... love, Happy Jackk XOX
Simmons Avatar
November 28, 2014 at 11:20 AM
Peace and God's Blessings...."Great rules for living".....Indeed!
Ellison Avatar
November 28, 2014 at 11:30 AM
Thanks my new friend! Welcome to the site!!!
Marcum Wong Avatar
November 4, 2014 at 2:10 AM
A wonderful list to live by my friend. Great writi.g!
Ellison Avatar
November 28, 2014 at 11:29 AM
You are very kind dear Connie! Thanks! Love and hugs XXX
Callus Avatar
October 31, 2014 at 12:49 PM
Wisdom comes with years of experience; it's a pity that many young ones take long to realize where true happiness lies. These rules to life are an eye-opener, my friend. // paul
Ellison Avatar
October 31, 2014 at 3:40 PM
You are very very kind, my good friend Paul! Thanks for dropping by! Cheers, Jack
Struthers Avatar
October 27, 2014 at 9:55 AM
I really liked this. Easy simple rules to life!! (/^-^)/
Ellison Avatar
October 27, 2014 at 7:52 PM
Happy to meet you here in the Soup, Olivia! And thanks for the kind words! Loving hugs, Jack XOX
Petersen Potter Avatar
October 13, 2014 at 6:08 PM
I liked this a lot Jack! Very wholesome and nice principles and thoughts to live by. Lots of wisdom! ;) very inspirational poem, can be helpful to anyone who reads it and apply it as their own. God's teachings and some positive thinking can also help a lot. Another 7 from me my dear friend! Many hugs! Love and light! xxx D.
Ellison Avatar
October 13, 2014 at 6:40 PM
Where have you been all my life!!! LOL You are such a sweetie pie! Can't wait to hear more of your sweet loving words again... big squeezie hugs XXX
Eastman Avatar
October 11, 2014 at 10:12 AM
That's me. Respectful, honest, joyful, happy, and at peace. Wth the firm belief raging on the religious fanatic, to see Dragon grow up right... you see! Just a little tick (in my eyes) seems to be bothering me, and no matter what you hear... I'm telling you that I'm as sane as sane can be! I assure you I'm perfectly all right, cause Grandpa Troll heartily agrees with me! Besides success is in the eye of the beholder... except for with that fussy old Elven King... whose complaining that he's having trouble... finding a single tree.
Ellison Avatar
October 13, 2014 at 7:21 AM
There's more of us than them... yet they have the control! Will it ever be any different... doubt it. It's always been those religious fanatics that are the conflicts! Hang in there... stay cool, loving hugs! XXX
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