" 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
> > 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 a
> gift."
> > Its estimated 93% won't forward
> this. If you are one of the 7% who will, forward this with
> the title '7%'.
> > I'm in the 7%. Friends are the family that we
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