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| Regina Brett |
"To celebrate
growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most
requested column I've ever written.
My odometer rolled over
to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but
it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just
take the next small step.
3. Life is too short –
enjoy it.
4. Your job won't take
care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Pay off your credit
cards every month....
6. You don't have to win
every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It's
more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry
with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement
starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to
chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past
so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your
children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your
life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has
to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change
in the blink of an eye, but don't worry, God never blinks.
16.. Take a deep breath.
It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything
that isn't useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
18. Whatever doesn't kill
you really does make you stronger.
19.. It's never too late
to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to
going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use
the nice sheets, wear the fancy clothes. Don't save it for a special occasion.
Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go
with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now.
Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important
sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge
of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called
disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive
29. What other people
think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost
everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a
situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself
so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because
of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life.
Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the
alternative of dying young.
37. Your children get
only one childhood.
38. All that truly
matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every
day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our
problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of
time. Accept what you already have, not what you need
42. The best is yet to
come...
43. No matter how you
feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with
a bow, but it's still life.
Friends are the family
that you choose.
Make a friend today or
renew your friendship with others. It is
the only thing worth doing in life.
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