Words to live by

I got this from my Mom in a email and I love it so much so I decided to put it on here.


This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!
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>Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
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>"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.
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>My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
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>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. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
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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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Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves