Life Lessons

I have never been a fan of chain messages or letters. Especially those that threaten one to share the contents with a certain number of people in a given span of time in order to escape a tragedy of some sort. Back in the day though, I used to get a couple of chills down my spine when I received such. And this forced me to quickly search my contacts for a list of ten - twenty people to forward the message to (depending on the requirements) so as to escape the big evil that would come to pass should I break the chain!

So there was a time I fell short of the requirements but when the stipulated time frame ended and all was well, I stopped caring! Such letters together with their curses and threats never got me perturbed me anymore. Or maybe that’s the reason I never grew taller?? Anyway, I believe my height is a blessing and I will stick with that! Hehe!

However, once in a while I come across those messages that are just wonderful and inspiring (read: no threats). And as much as I know they have been forwarded to a number of people already, I sometimes feel obliged to also pass it on because who knows just how insightful it might be to the next person. Plus I only forward to the people in my “will not be bothered by this freakishly long message” list. You gotta have one of those lists…very important.

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Sometime back I received one titled ‘Life Lessons’ which I thought I should share with you today. Mass forwarding, LOL! It was written by Regina Brett, a 90 year old woman from Cleveland, Ohio. She wrote 45 lessons that lessons that life taught her and up to date, it is one of her most requested columns.

I believe we should all live by those lessons. They don’t get any better and real than that! So here they are: {Hope you read to the end}

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 – Enjoy it!
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
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 paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile!
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.
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. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
18. What doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to be happy. But it’s all 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, and wear the fancy clothes. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special!



Today is special - Use your fine china!!



22. Over prepare and go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex 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.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself too 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 of dying young.
37. Your children only get one childhood.
38. All that matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Go outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. It 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. Accept what you already have, not what 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

If you had seen these lessons before, it doesn’t hurt to read them once again. They are just that good. And if you didn’t know about them, well…now you know!

Shout out to bestie for forwarding this message to me :)

Thank you for reading guys.

Lovely evening!

#HappyDays