be:

"The Rule teaches that if we take control of our lives, if we are intentional and careful in how we spend the hours of each irreplaceable day, if we discipline ourselves to live in a balanced and thankful way, we will create from our experiences, whatever they may be, the best possible life.

 Surely this knowledge is as invaluable now as it was in the sixth century"  -  from the introduction of Always We Begin Again  by John McQuiston II.

(The Rule refers to the teachings of St. Benedict)