Principles, here are some descriptions from Merriam Webster Dictionary:
principle
- a moral rule or belief that helps you know what is right and wrong and that influences your actions
- a basic truth or theory : an idea that forms the basis of something
- a law or fact of nature that explains how something works or why something happens
Here is a definition of principle:
1 a : a comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine, or assumption
b (1) : a rule or code of conduct
(2) : habitual devotion to right principles
- a man of principle
c : the laws or facts of nature underlying the working of an artificial device
2 : a primary source : origin
- such principles of human nature as greed and curiosity
b : an ingredient (such as a chemical) that exhibits or imparts a characteristic quality
4 capitalized, Christian Science : a divine principle : god
— in principle
: with respect to fundamentals
- prepared to accept the proposition in principle
Principles are your foundation from which you grow from, make decisions from & form your ideas, beliefs & emotions. What are yours? Are you living lined up with your principles? How are your goals in life, are they from your principles?
Where do you get your principles from? Is it handed down from your family? Religious base? Books you have read? What you learned from your schooling?
Unencumbered Living 