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I may have included the following in my blog before, but it bears repeating:<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio <\/strong> <\/p>\n To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written. <\/strong> <\/p>\n My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more: <\/strong> <\/p>\n 1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. <\/strong><\/p>\n 3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful, or joyful. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 22. Over prepare, then go with the flow. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 24. The most important sex organ is the brain. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’ <\/strong> <\/p>\n 27. Always choose life. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 28. Forgive everyone everything. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 29. What other people think of you is none of your business. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change! <\/strong> <\/p>\n 32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 33. Believe in miracles. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 37. Your children get only one childhood. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 42. The best is yet to come. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 44. Yield. <\/strong> <\/p>\n 45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.” <\/strong> <\/p>\n Its estimated 93% won’t forward this. If you are one of the 7% who will, forward this with the title ‘7%’. <\/strong> <\/p>\n I’m in the 7%. <\/strong> <\/p>\n Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves. <\/strong> <\/p>\n My instructions were to send this to people that I wanted God to bless and I picked you. Won’t you please pass this to people you want to be blessed. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I may have included the following in my blog before, but it bears repeating: Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The 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. 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