45 Lessons of Life

• Life is not fair, but it's still good. 
• When in doubt, just take the next small step. 
• Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 
• Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch. 
• Pay off your credit cards every month. 
• You do not have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 
• Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
• It's ok to get angry with God. He can take it.
• Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
• When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. 
• Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
• It's OK to let your children see you cry. 
• Do not compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 
• If a relationship has to be a secret, you should not be in it. 
• Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But do not worry; God never blinks. 
• Take a deep breath. It calms the mind. 
• Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful. 
• Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger. 
• It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else 
• When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer. 
• Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special. 
• Over prepare, then go with the flow. 
• Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple. 
• The most important sex organ is the brain. 
• No one is in charge of your happiness but you. 
• Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?' 
• Always choose life. 
• Forgive everyone everything. 
• What other people think of you is none of your business. 
• Time heals almost everything. Give time time. 
• However good or bad a situation is, it will change. 
• Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 
• Believe in miracles.
• God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do. 
• Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. 
• Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
• Your children get only one childhood.
• All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
• Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
• If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back 
• Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
• The best is yet to come... 
• No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
• Yield. 
• Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.