This is Papa Juan, and we are present with you through all your life and death cycles, through your joys and trials, through your wars and times of peace, through your travels and expansions. You are a loved and cherished species. You are unique to the universe and bring an inimitable and exciting view of life to all of us who observe you.

We want to share with you some basic guidelines that may help you become more balanced in your daily lives. You may already know the majority of these and may even already apply them to your daily lives, but it bears reminding you since you live such hectic and stressful lives. This will help you become more conscious in your actions and thoughts. Just contemplating these guidelines will help you become more present. You can make a list of the topics and put it by your computer or in your bathroom to remind you of the basic principles behind them.

Be Honest

At first thought, you might consider honesty as easy since you are an honest person at heart. Honesty is a lack of deception. However, honesty does not necessarily mean total disclosure while still being open in your heart. How often do you search deep within your heart and ask, “Was I being honest, or was I just being nice?” Too often humans respond with answers that are not honest because they consider the honest answer to be hurtful or to involve too much disclosure, so responding with dishonesty seems more plausible.