ddw5053 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 45 Life Lessons, written by a 90 year old 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 not to enjoy it. 4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will. 5. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need. 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 things that matter. 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. Overprepare, 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 but don’t forget. 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 — 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 think 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. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searchingsoul9 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 "Time heals almost everything. Give Time time." This was my favorite. It is so true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit-once Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I choose #20: "When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.'' And to share some wisdom from my mom, Naomi, when she was 90: "Do it! Do it now, and Do it while you still can!" This was her response to people saying they were "planning to....." or "thinking about....." ,,,,,,and her response to a fuck up: "Oh well, live and learn." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motivation_Follows_Action Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Printed this and put it on my cork board in the study. Wow. Thank you so much for posting, these statements put it all in perspective, don't they. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddw5053 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Printed this and put it on my cork board in the study. Wow. Thank you so much for posting, these statements put it all in perspective, don't they. Wow. Glad it helped, I literally copied and pasted it right to word as soon as I saw it haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeHereNow Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm going with # 40: "If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back." Thanks for sharing this!!! WOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley6 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 "When in doubt, just take the next small step." Amen! Love this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit-once Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 "what other people think of you is none of YOUR business" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motivation_Follows_Action Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 My mother used to say, "If you try to be a pear but you were born an apple, you'll never make a very good pear". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 I pick "44. Yield." Need to let things go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LILTEX41 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 This is so beautiful. I LOVE stuff like this! Here are my faves: 10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. 13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special. 38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Ah I also was considering 10 and 38 lol. What exactly is happening in your profile pic btw...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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