To celebrate growing older, these are the 45 lessons life taught
Me
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
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2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
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3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
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4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
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5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
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6. You don't have to win every argument.
Agree to disagree.
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7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than
crying alone.
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8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
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9. Save for retirement starting with your first
paycheck.
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10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is
futile.
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11. Make peace with your past so it won't
screw up the present.
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12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
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13. Don't compare your life to others. You have
no idea what their journey is all about.
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14. If a relationship has to be a
secret, you shouldn't be in it.
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15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye.
But don't worry; God never blinks.
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16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
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17. Get rid of anything that isn't
useful, beautiful or joyful.
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18. Whatever doesn't kill you really
does make you stronger.
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19. It's never too late to have a happy
childhood. But the second one is up to you and
no one else.
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20. When it comes to going after what you love in
life, don't take no for an answer.
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21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear
the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion.
Today is special.
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22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
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23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age
to wear purple.
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24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
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25 No one is in charge of your happiness but
you.
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26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years,
will this matter?'
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27 Always choose life.
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28. Forgive everyone everything.
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29. What other people think of you is none of your
business.
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30. God heals everything. Give Him time and let things go!
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31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
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32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
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33. Believe in miracles.
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34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you
did or didn't do.
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35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
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36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
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37. Your children get only one childhood.
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38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
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39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting
everywhere.
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40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw
everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
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41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
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42. The best is yet to come.
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43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
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44. Yield.
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45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
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I might add one more to this list. Always remember. When you’re down and out, "It’s 5 o’clock somewhere". So have a little snort for your sanity.
Me
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
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></O>3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
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></O>4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
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></O>5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
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></O>6. You don't have to win every argument.
Agree to disagree.
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></O>7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than
crying alone.
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></O>8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
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></O>9. Save for retirement starting with your first
paycheck.
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></O>10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is
futile.
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></O>11. Make peace with your past so it won't
screw up the present.
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></O>12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
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></O>13. Don't compare your life to others. You have
no idea what their journey is all about.
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></O>14. If a relationship has to be a
secret, you shouldn't be in it.
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></O>15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye.
But don't worry; God never blinks.
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></O>16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
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></O>17. Get rid of anything that isn't
useful, beautiful or joyful.
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></O>18. Whatever doesn't kill you really
does make you stronger.
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></O>19. It's never too late to have a happy
childhood. But the second one is up to you and
no one else.
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></O>20. When it comes to going after what you love in
life, don't take no for an answer.
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></O>21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear
the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion.
Today is special.
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></O>22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
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></O>23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age
to wear purple.
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></O>24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
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></O>25 No one is in charge of your happiness but
you.
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></O>26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years,
will this matter?'
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></O>27 Always choose life.
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></O>28. Forgive everyone everything.
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></O>29. What other people think of you is none of your
business.
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></O>30. God heals everything. Give Him time and let things go!
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></O>31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
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></O>32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
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></O>33. Believe in miracles.
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></O>34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you
did or didn't do.
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></O>35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
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></O>36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
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></O>37. Your children get only one childhood.
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></O>38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
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></O>39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting
everywhere.
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></O>40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw
everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
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></O>41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
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></O>42. The best is yet to come.
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></O>43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
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></O>44. Yield.
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></O>45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
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></O>I might add one more to this list. Always remember. When you’re down and out, "It’s 5 o’clock somewhere". So have a little snort for your sanity.
