This is
something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to
the end!!!!!!
Written by
Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
"To
celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 42 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. Save for
retirement starting with your first pay check.
9. When it
comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
10. Make peace
with your past so it won't screw up the present.
11. It's OK to
let your children see you cry.
12. Don't
compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
13. If a
relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it...
14 Take a deep
breath. It calms the mind.
15. Get rid of
anything that isn't useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
16. Whatever
doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
17. It's never
too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
18. When it
comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
19. Burn the
candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a
special occasion. Today is special.
20. Over
prepare, then go with the flow.
21. Be
eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
22. The most
important sex organ is the brain.
23. No one is
in charge of your happiness but you.
24. Frame every
so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
25. Always
choose life.
26. Forgive but
don’t forget.
27. What other
people think of you is none of your business.
28. Time heals
almost everything. Give time time.
29. However
good or bad a situation is, it will change.
30. Don't take
yourself so seriously. No one else does..
31. Believe in
miracles.
32. Don't audit
life. Show up and make the most of it now.
33. Growing old
beats the alternative -- dying young.
34. Your
children get only one childhood.
35. All that
truly matters in the end is that you loved.
36. Get outside
every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
37. If we all
threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
38. Envy is a
waste of time. Accept what you already have not what you need.
39. The best is
yet to come...
40. No matter
how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
41. Yield.
42. Life isn't
tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."
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