Wisdom from my Inbox

This is an email a good friend of mine sent to me, with some wisdom that I've copied, and added to a little.
Written by a 90 year old - edited by Ami

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. Or don’t get one.
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 the universe.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck. This is compulsory in Australia anyway. Maybe also save for the power bill.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. Also, vogons.
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. It’s okay to see your children 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 (from everyone), you shouldn't be in it. But some people don’t need to know the details.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye.
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. But be reasonable, sometimes what you love just isn’t a good idea.
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. But maybe you don’t need to be ready for the zombie apocalypse.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain. Though the boobs seem pretty important too.
25. No one is in charge of your health, wellbeing and happiness but you. You aren’t in charge or responsible for anyone else’s health, wellbeing or happiness.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life. If you can’t, you need help. Get some.
28. Forgive everyone everything. Forgive yourself too.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business. Both if they think you’re good, or if they think you’re bad. Also, what you think of them isn’t any of their business either. So maybe they don’t want to hear it. Especially, they don’t want to hear you saying it to someone else.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time 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. People love you because of who you are and who they are, not because of anything you did or didn't do..
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. Sometimes you are gonna need to give yourself some time, sympathy and rest to recover from how it’s been recently, and then you’ll be on better form to go back to it when you’re stronger.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young. But some people are here for a good time, not a long time, and it’s worth learning to cope with that.
37. Your children get only one childhood, except that they’ll also have the capacity you’ve had to get over their past. Don’t drive yourself mad trying not to fuck them up. Your parents didn’t do that bad a job, and you’re coping with it anyway.
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, and envy isn’t gonna get you more of it anyway.
42. The best is yet to come... Don’t panic.
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."

This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!

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. (Ami edited for humanism instead of religion). 
Thanks Jenn.