Frequently,forwarded messages and emails do bring back some sense into life and make our brains' eons to think.The below messages which I came across few weeks ago is definitely worth a read.
"Understand yourself before you undersatnd about others
The essence of life reflects on how you think and contemplate on the consequences..."
LIFE'S LSESSONS
written by Regina Brett,90 years old of 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're sick.Your parents and friends 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 from 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 with others.You have no idea what's their journey is all about.
14.If a relationship has to be in secret,then 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 you 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 happiness but you.
26.Frame every so-called disasters with these words" in five years,will this matter?"
27.Always choose life.
28.What other people think of you is none of your business.
29.Time heals almost everything.Give time time.
30.However good or bad a situation is,it will change.
31.Don't take yourself seriously.No one else does.
32.Believe in miracles.
33.God loves you because of who God is,not because of anything you did or didn't do.
34.Forgive everyone everything.
35.Don't audut 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 everyday.Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40.Envy is a waste of time.You already have all you need.
41.The best is yet to come.
42.No matter how you feel,get up,dress up and show up.
43.Yield.
44.If we all throw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,we'd grab ours back.
45.Life isn't tied with a bow,but it's still a gift.
*I was speaking to myself when i was retyping these lessons*
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