| 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. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does. |
| 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. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying. |
| 17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today. |
| 18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write. |
| 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. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch. |
| 33. Believe in miracles. |
| 34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do. |
| 35. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger. |
| 36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young. |
| 37. Your children get only one childhood. |
| 38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion. |
| 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. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. |
| 42. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful. |
| 43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. |
| 44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. |
| 45. The best is yet to come. |
| 46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. |
| 47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind. |
| 48. If you don’t ask, you don’t get. |
| 49. Yield. |
| 50. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift. |
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Regina Brett 是美國俄亥俄州克里夫蘭報紙 The Plain Dealer 的專欄作家。網路上誤傳她已九十高齡，其實她年僅五十。在即將出版的新書《God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours》中，她記錄了人生教給她的五十堂課，句句雋永，字字珠磯，值得做為人生參考。
