I was sent this today and I thought I'd share it...read on...
Written by
a 90 year old
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 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 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. 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
but don’t forget.
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 -- 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 a gift."
Hope you got something from the above. Goodnight.
