Words of Wisdom from Regina Brett.....

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.

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 pay check.

10. When it comes to chocolate,
resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it
won't destroy 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. The most important organ is
the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your
happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster
with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone of
everything...including yourself.

29. What other people think of you
is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything.
Give time.

31. However good or bad a situation
is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so
seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who
God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life.
Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the
alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one
childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the
end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day.
Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in
a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours
back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You
already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up,
dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

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