[Musica]

Just going to bed ... night night, tomorrow I WILL WAKE UP FULL OF AWESOME TOO!!  Yes totally!! and I'll make sure my daughters know that they are and will be all their lives.

[Standing in Patience]

Yup, one of my favorite.

If I get down, I reread it. As you might imagine, I have reread this dozens of times!

I access Rejoice Ministries at least once a day if possible.

[growing every day]

Written by a 90 year old

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.

My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

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.

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. 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, 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.

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.

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 everyone everything.

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 so 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 -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

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.

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."
 

[xyzcf]

This is so nice and there are so many truisms within. I think what makes the LBSer very special is our ability to get through the pain...to find some joy. We do not hide away from the pain, we do not run away from the sadness...we learn somehow to accept it and gradually the world starts to become colorful again (it used to be mainly black and white, pretty grainy and all my senses were dead).

Each day truly is a gift and as we so often see..it can be wiped out in a flash. I think many of us hate the fact that time which is so precious is being "wasted" and can never be gotten back...we want so much to be with our partners and share everything in life as it once was...and it is difficult to understand that it is ok to experience life alone..that there can be joy there too.

I often have to remind myself over and over again.....he was a part of my life but not my whole life. Sometimes we forget all the other parts that God has put in place to bring us joy and happiness.

Thanks for sharing. I hope that you are well. Sorry I haven't been in touch...lots to take care of and I think I am becoming a bit reclusive. I'm going to be away for a while and there is great apprehension as I will have to be with my H for the first time in 13 months. I give that over to God and trust that He will lead me and guide me through as He always does.

[forthetrees]

Link to Raquelita Rhinestone- proof that we can come out the other side- healed.

http://soundcloud.com/greymulder/raquelita-rhinestone

[Anjae]

That's absolutely wonderful, GED.

xyzcf, the part I don't like about the "wasted" time is the legal and the destruction part. Having, an experience, life on my own is not a problem.

OK, would be nice if it was possible to have a friendship with husband but it is not. So, I have all the fun and growing I can on my own. Problem? I'm starting to like it too much.

[WarriorPriestess]

Here's another good one:

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

MORAL :
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.

2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.

3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less from people but more from God.

You have two choices... smile and close this page,
or pass this along to someone else to share the lesson .
God bless us all!

[LeaveThePastBehind]

Lovely post! I should memorize the whole list by heart 'cause I really have a lot of work to do on me.


I Love that donkey story! In my head though, I replaced him with a goat because goats are the cutest  .

[LearningIamOk]

GED, Thanks for starting this. We can all use the uplifting messages.

[Little Chief]

Love this!  I copied it and put it on a word doc on my desktop so I can look at it often!