OT--Happy New Year Thoughts

[janet/FL]

Great things to remember as we reflect on the New Year.... Joe, I hope you don't mind I posted this. It is long & OT but I am sure glad I read it. I even printed it out!

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. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month if possible.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
9. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
10. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
11. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
12. Don't compare your life to others' lives. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
13. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
14. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
15 Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying. Living is the best choice.
16. You can get through anything if your staying power lasts through today.
17. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write. (but if you want to be a brain surgeon--go to school first!)
18. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
19. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for in answer.
20. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasions. If you are alive, today is special.
21. Over-prepare, then go with the flow.
22. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
23. The most important sex organ is the brain.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"
26. Forgive everyone everything.
27 What other people think of you is none of your business. 28. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will always change.
30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
31. Believe in miracles.
32. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
33. Whatever doesn't kill you really can make you stronger.
34. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
35. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
36. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.
37. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
38. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
39. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
40. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
41. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
42. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
45. If you don't ask, you don't get.
46. Yield.
47. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
48. The best is yet to come.