Advice From An Old Person

**GeauxTo** · 07-01-2009, 06:38 PM

This is said to have been written by a 90 year old in the newspaper, The Cleveland Plaindealer...

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 othersYou 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.

GamecockDieHard · 07-01-2009, 07:26 PM

46. Life is 10% what happens and 90% how you react to it.

Coleybama · 07-01-2009, 08:43 PM

Yeah I like that one too.

sheluvsbama · 07-01-2009, 09:00 PM

#39. I love this one. Nature is a healing thing. It will bring joy and peace to you. You are a part of it, but a lot of people don't realize it. They spend their time inside houses and buildings trying to shut Nature out. This is a mistake. Be part of it, realize it is part of you and find the peace and serenity it offers every day or night. It is the miracle you see everyday but may overlook.

TDArkansasOhmy · 07-01-2009, 10:02 PM

(A.) Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.

(B.) Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

(3.) Donkey's lips do not fit onto a horse's mouth.

bbqit · 07-01-2009, 10:57 PM

Donkey lips don't fit onto horse's mouth? I like that one TD. Never kiss ass!!!!

Daveman30001 · 07-01-2009, 11:33 PM

Good stuff but this reminds me of these fat women I used to work with who would mass e-mail encouraging stories and lists. It just started to piss me off, I just wanted them to stop.

When I'm ninety I hope I kicked enough ass I dont have to write a list of how to enjoy life and notice the small things. . . kinda like chuck norris. (The imaginary one, not the one who is political and really does write memoirs)

PuddingTime · 07-01-2009, 11:38 PM

Great stuff guys. I needed to hear some of that today. Rough one.

SeattleGamecocks · 07-02-2009, 10:11 AM

I've always liked this one:

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

AUcarlton · 07-02-2009, 10:36 AM

I like #3. Don't hate people. Simple yet profound.

Off topic though, anyone ever been to this site: Chuck Norris Facts ?

TrueGCFan · 07-02-2009, 10:59 AM

I love those Chuck facts.

gatorhater · 07-02-2009, 11:49 AM

Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. Then, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and you'll have his shoes.

Tator · 07-02-2009, 06:19 PM

Don't let your meat loaf.

If it doesn't kill you, it'll make you weaker so something else can.

Time heals all wounds, unless you get hit by a clock.

Hard work often pays off in time, but lazyness always pays off right now.

L.A.Hog · 07-02-2009, 08:08 PM

make your words sweet,someday you may have to eat them.