Regina Brett, a 90 years old woman from Cleveland, Ohio apparently wrote the following.
"To celebrate growing older, I once
wrote the 42 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 – enjoy it..
4. Your job won't take care of you when
you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Pay off your credit cards every
month.
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. Save for retirement starting with
your first pay check.
9. When it comes to chocolate,
resistance is futile.
10. Make peace with your past so it
won't screw up the present.
11. It's OK to let your children see you
cry.
12. Don't compare your life to others.
You have no idea what their journey is all about.
13. If a relationship has to be a
secret, you shouldn't be in it...
14 Take a deep breath. It calms the
mind.
15. Get rid of anything that isn't
useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
16. Whatever doesn't kill you really
does make you stronger.
17. It's never too late to be happy. But
it’s all up to you and no one else.
18. When it comes to going after what
you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
19. Burn the candles, use the nice
sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is
special.
20. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
21. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old
age to wear purple.
22. The most important sex organ is the
brain.
23. No one is in charge of your
happiness but you.
24. Frame every so-called disaster with
these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
25. Always choose life.
26. Forgive but don’t forget.
27. What other people think of you is
none of your business.
28. Time heals almost everything. Give
time time.
29. However good or bad a situation is,
it will change.
30. Don't take yourself so seriously. No
one else does..
31. Believe in miracles.
32. Don't audit life. Show up and make
the most of it now.
33. Growing old beats the alternative --
dying young.
34. Your children get only one
childhood.
35. All that truly matters in the end is
that you loved.
36. Get outside every day. Miracles are
waiting everywhere.
37. If we all threw our problems in a
pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
38. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what
you already have not what you need.
39. The best is yet to come...
40. No matter how you feel, get up,
dress up and show up.
41. Yield.
42. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's
still a gift."
