This is my core, my principles that centre my life and create meaning: Never compromise this core. Be compassionate with all beings, including me. Be affectionate whenever it seems appropriate and also sometimes when it's least expected! Consider the impact. Get proactive, hustle, conquer all fear, for I am a shambhala warrior. Focus my life to serve all humanity. Give gratitude as a gift. Be in curious wonder, open eyed as a captivated child unlocking magic. Let go of attachment & judgement. Embrace change, take the plunge and join the dance. Be present and attentive, aware of thoughts, body and environment. Listen deeply before speaking. Encourage questioning. Transform all assumptions into questions, with openness to any outcome. Never give up, play rigorously, persist, be devotional. Give utmost care to every job, however small or brief. Simplify and create clarity. Soak up playfulness and laughter, play games, have fun, explore. Be decisive, move on, and learn from the output. Exercise imagination, visualise with wondrous vividness. Sustain with optimal nutrition and diverse movement. Express myself openly, bravely and honestly. + These are further principles relevant for projects, creations, and work: Blossom loving kindness and insight through infrastructure. Heal planet earth. Create closed loop sustainability, not waste. Create emergence, not establishment. Focus on changing the roots, not picking at the leaves. Find flow and delve deep to enrich and extend creative output and potential. Bring people together and build on the strengths of each individual in a group for interdependent creative output. Create access, reduce ownership. Raise consciousness of planet earth, interconnectedness and holistic systems thinking. Manage resources based on feedback and analysis, not opinion. Empower others to lead their lives, particularly children. Inspire children.