Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old
She is published in 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.
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 to waste time hating anyone..
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are
sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
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. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful
or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you
stronger.
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, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear
purple.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words
''In five years, will this matter?".
26. Always choose life.
27. Forgive everyone everything.
28. What other people think of you is none of your
business.
29. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
30. However good or bad a situation is, it will
change.
31. Don't take yourself so seriously.. No one else
does.
32. Believe in miracles.
33. God loves you because of who God is, not because
of anything you did or didn't do.
34. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it
now.
35. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
36. Your children get only one childhood.
37. All that truly matters in the end is that you
loved.
38. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting
everywhere.
39. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw
everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
40. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you
need.
41. The best is yet to come.
42. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show
up.
43. Yield.
44. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a
gift.
She is published in 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.
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 to waste time hating anyone..
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are
sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
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. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful
or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you
stronger.
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, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear
purple.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words
''In five years, will this matter?".
26. Always choose life.
27. Forgive everyone everything.
28. What other people think of you is none of your
business.
29. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
30. However good or bad a situation is, it will
change.
31. Don't take yourself so seriously.. No one else
does.
32. Believe in miracles.
33. God loves you because of who God is, not because
of anything you did or didn't do.
34. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it
now.
35. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
36. Your children get only one childhood.
37. All that truly matters in the end is that you
loved.
38. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting
everywhere.
39. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw
everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
40. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you
need.
41. The best is yet to come.
42. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show
up.
43. Yield.
44. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a
gift.
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