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

The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio