Tuesday, July 15, 2008

45 rules of life

I read this post yesterday on Learning to Live with the Hassle and I loved it. (I also thought it a very Fionnuala type thing to post, so I'm getting in there first.

1. Life isn’t fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. (Except when you're standing on the edge of a cliff)
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. (Or being jealous for that matter - cheesy as it sounds, everyone - even Jimmy Carr - has a redeeming feature)
4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month. (This is the joke answer? Right?)
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. (No, okay, I take back what I said about number 5 - this is the joke one)
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present. (What's done is done and what's won is one and what's lost is lost and gone forever - as Phil Coulter would say)
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. (Or where they have been or where they are going.)
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, and wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, and 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, except you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything. (Except perhaps your best friend for not telling you about that ladder in your tights...)
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time. Sometimes it just takes a lot longer than you think it will.
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 whom 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. Make it memorable. (And make it memorable in a good way)
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

1 comment:

Fionnuala said...

Aah you know me too well. I'm SO going to nick this!!! I realised recently that I'm a blogeef (blog thief) of the worst kind. Fx

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