Something to think about

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Something to think about.

 

 

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio

 

 

"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 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 lingerie. 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. YOU MAKE YOUR OWN HAPPINESS! SO TRUE!!

 

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! I SURE DO!! I HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN!!

 

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 ARE 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 a gift." *** LIFE IS CERTAINLY,

THE GREATEST THING, APPRECIATE IT! ***

 

 

Friends are the family that we choose.

[Guest K***e D****ls]

Really beautiful. I was emailed this from a friend not too long ago.

 

Regina Brett also has two books called 'God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons For Life's Little Detours' and 'Be The Miracle: 50 Lessons For Making The Impossible Possible' that I highly recommend as well.