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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]Written By: Regina Brett , 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]5. Pay off your credit cards every month[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000].6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]8. It's OK to get with God. He can take it.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]22. Over prepare, and then go with the flow.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000].24. The most important sex organ is the brain.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]27. Always choose life.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]28. Forgive everyone everything.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]29. What other people think of you is none of your business.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]33. Believe in miracles.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]37. Your children get only one childhood.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]42. The best is yet to come.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]44. Yield.[/#000000][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][#000000]45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."[/#000000][/font]
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