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45 Sayings
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 to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and
parents will. Stay in touch.
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. 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, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill y ou really does make you stronger.
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 happine
ss but 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. 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 you20did 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. You already have all 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 wi th a bow, but it's still a gift."
Remember that I will always share my spoon with you!
Friends are
the family that we choose for ourselves.
~~ Cherilynn
“Laughter is a tranquili zer with no side effects. “
~~Arnold Glasow
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Whitehaven
High School - Class of 1964