Lessons 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 clothes. 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 life.
Friends are the family that you choose.
Make a friend today or renew your friendship
with others. It is the only thing worth doing in
life.

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