50 LIfe Lessons

I recently read these in a book so I cannot take credit for them. But I believe if you follow these lessons you should be able to lead a fairly good life.


The Fifty Life Lessons.

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next right step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Don't take yourself so seriosly. No one else does.

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. God never gives us more than we were designed to carry.

10. Make peace with your past so it doesn't screw up you present.

11. The most important sex organ is the brain.

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 kept secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye; God never blinks.

16. Life is to short for pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

17. You can get through anything life hands you if you stay put in the day you
are in and don't jump ahead.

18. A writer is someone who writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second 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
anything for special occasion. Today is special enough.

22. Overprepare then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. Start saving 10 percent for retirement as soon as you get your first paycheck.

25. No one else is in charge of your happiness. You are the CEO of your joy.

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

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

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

30. The passage of time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. No matter how good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick, but your friends will. Stay
in touch with them.

33. Believe in miracles.

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

35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

36. Growing beats the alternative. Dying young only looks good in the movies.

37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.

38. Read the Psalms. No matter what your faith, they cover every human emotion.

39. Get outside everyday. Miracles are waiting for you to discover.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and got a look at everyone else's, we'd
fight to get back our own.

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

42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

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

44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have everything you truly need.

45. The best is yet to come.

46. Breath. It calms the nerves.

47. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up for life.

48. If you don't ask, you don't get.

49. Yield

50. Life is not tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.


by Regina Brett


I have not mastered many if any of these, but I promise myself that I will make it
a point to try better every day. I hope in some small ways this will help you with your daily trials and tribulations. Thanks for reading my blog. You will notice that I have taken a lot of time off. Many reasons for that but I will attempt to be more attentive.