Life

Today was not a great day for our family as we were impacted with the loss of my husband’s grandmother.  She lost her battle to cancer this week and while we know she is in a much better place, there is always the part of us that wishes she had never had to undergo the battle.  I left the funeral today thinking of the time we have here and how vitally important it is.  I arrived at the studio this afternoon to prepare for the weddings this weekend and to get everything ready for the trip to Jekyll Island for a wedding this upcoming week.  When I got here, there was this email that I felt was just one of those things that should be shared.  The list of “life lessons” was created by a 90 year old lady who decided to document some of her attributes of life’s lessons.  I think her experiences and thoughts could all teach us a few things as well.

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. 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 pay check.

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. 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.

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.”

God puts us all in each other’s lives to impact one another in some way.
Look for Good in others.
The best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or touched – they must be
felt with the heart ~ Helen Keller