50 lessons of life

• Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
• When in doubt, just take the next small step.
• Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
• Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
• Pay off your credit cards every month.
• You don't 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.
• Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what
their journey is all about.
• If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
• Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't
worry; God never blinks.
• Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living,
or get busy dying.
• You can get through anything if you stay put in today.
• A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
• 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, and wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
• Over-prepare, then go with the f low.
• Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
• The most important sex organ is the brain, which everyone has.
• No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
• Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five
years, will these matters?"
• Always choose life.
• Forgive everyone & everything.
• What other people think of you is none of your business.
• Time heals almost everything. Give Time its time.
• However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
• Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your
friends will. Stay in touch.
• Believe in miracles.
• God loves you because of who God is, not because of
anything you did or didn't do.
• Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
• Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
• Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
• Read some good books. They cover every human emotion.
• 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.
• Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
• Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
• All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
• 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.
• Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
• If you don't ask, you don't get.
• Yield.

• Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.