[Woodcarver] Good Stuff

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 >>This is GOOD stuff!
 >>
 >>By Regina Brett -- The Cleveland 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 rolls
 >>over to 50 this week, so here's an update:
 >>
 >>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'. 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, and 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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