Life Lessons

I have this life lessons list posted in our home office. It has been up for awhile so I really don't pay attention to it much anymore. It caught my eye today. And, I am so glad it did.

I feel compelled to share.

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 too seriously. No one else does.
5. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
6. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
7. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
8. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is about.
9. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
10. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. Don't worry; God never blinks.
11. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living or get busy dying.
12. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
13. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Today is special.
14. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
15. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
16. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
17. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"
18. Forgive everyone everything.
19. What other people thing of you is none of your business.
20. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
21. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
22. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
23. Belive in miracles.
24. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
25. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
26. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.
27. Your children only get one childhood. Make it memorable.
28. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.
29. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
30. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone's elses, we'd grab ours back.
31. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
32. The best is yet to come.
33. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
34. If you don't ask, you don't get.
35. Yield.