Hiya Pinkies … this was forwarded to Pink Posse headquarters by Pink Posse member Maya and it caught our attention. It was written by Regina Brett, a Pulitzer-nominated columnist with The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio. Though the e-mail reported that Brett is 90, we did some sleuthing and found out she wrote this column in celebration her 50th birthday in 2006. Regardless of her age, we thought it offered some damn good wisdom on owning surrender, being ourselves, going with the flow, and living life with major mojo. Enjoy!
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.
What life lessons have YOU learned, Pinkies?
Happy Halloween and lots of spooky love,
Lissa
Tags: aging, cleveland, life lessons, regina brett, the plain dealer, wisdom
Thank you. Everything is applied to me today and it remains.
I also have the book on a similar mind.
The mind where the life more than I is experienced to it is very important.
This was very important though it put to learn willpower.
Regina Brett is someone I read often because she writes for my local paper. I’m in Cleveland. She also recovered from breast cancer, Lissa, in case you didn’t know that about her already. She writes from the heart and is a spiritual person. I enjoy her columns. This list is dead on. Thanks for posting it. No idea why you got an email saying she’s 90. Your sleuthing is much more accurate! xoxo
This is weird. I got an email from someone on Wednesday with this list (didn’t see it here) and then used it on my post today, Karmic Timing: No Coincidences. I am shamed to admit I haven’t been over here in a couple days. My mind is like oatmeal at present…or is that Jello?
Ooh, Christa, that’s so freaky! And Alice, what a small world! Woooo……how cool is that? Happy to see you back Christa. You’ve been on my mind, love. Big big big hugs….