FIFTY LIFE LESSONS-ok

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 to waste time hating anyone.
>>   4. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
>>   5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
>>   6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
>>   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’.
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>>   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. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living,
>>         or get busy dying.
>>   17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.
>>   18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
>>   19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second
             one  is 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 except you.
>>   26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words:
>>            "In five years, will this matter?"
>>   27. Always choose life.
>>   28. Forgive everyone everything.
>>   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. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick.
>>         Your friends will. Stay in touch.
>>   33. Believe in miracles.
>>   34. God loves you because of who God is,
>>          not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
>>   35. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
>>   36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
>>   37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
>>   38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.
>>   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. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
>>   42. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
>>   43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
>>   44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
>>   45. The best is yet to come.
>>   46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
>>   47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
>>   48. If you don’t ask, you don’t get.
>>   49. Yield.
>>   50. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.

 

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These are all good, but I especially like number 29! 🙂

April 22, 2007

those are good.

April 22, 2007

I need to do #5 but I need $20,000 first 😉

April 22, 2007

all excellent points..well said. hugs P

I love all of these! Thanks for posting this!