Sunday, December 19, 2010

A Day For Quotes ~45 Lessons in Life

A friend of mine sent me this in an email this week. How he knew I needed to remember a few of these this week I will never know. The list was too good not to share it with you all.

Happy Sunday my friends, I hope your holiday shopping is done and you can enjoy your week!

  • Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
  • When in doubt, just take the next small step

  • Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

  • Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

  • Pay off your credit cards every month.

  • You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

  • Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

  • It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

  • Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

  • When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

  • Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

  • It's OK to let your children see you cry

  • Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

  • If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

  • Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

  • Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

  • Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

  • Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

  • It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

  • When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

  • Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

  • Over prepare, then go with the flow.

  • Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

  • The most important sex organ is the brain.

  • No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

  • Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?".

  • Always choose life.

  • Forgive everyone everything.

  • What other people think of you is none of your business....

  • Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

  • However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

  • Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

  • Believe in miracles.

  • God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

  • Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

  • Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

  • Your children get only one childhood.

  • All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

  • Get outside every day.

  • Miracles are waiting everywhere.

  • If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

  • Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

  • The best is yet to come.

  • No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

  • Yield.

  • Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.....so true.. Great quotes. Happy holidays:)