Unsolicited Advice for 2009







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. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

6. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

7. Friends are God's way of taking care of us.

8. Make peace with your past so you don't screw up the present.

9. It's okay to let your children see you cry.

10. Don't compare your life with others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

11. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be on it.

12. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry. God never blinks.

13. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

14. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you
and no one else.

15. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take "no" for an answer.

16. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.
Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

17. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

18. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

19. The most important sex organ is the brain.

20. Frame every so-called disaster with these words:
"in 5 years, will this matter?"

21. Always choose life.

22. Forgive everyone everything.

23. What other people think of you is none of your business.

24. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

26. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.. Your family will.

27. Believe in miracles.

28. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

29. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

30. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young!

31. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.

32. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.

33. Get outside everyday. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

34. If we threw all our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's. we'd grab ours back.

35. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

36. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

37. The best is yet to come.

38. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

39. If you don't ask, you don't get.

40. God heals everything in His time.

41. Stay in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

42. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, issues of the past, negative thoughts,
or things you can't control.

43. Don't audit life. Just make the most of it,

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow but it's still a gift.

46. Each day, thank God for all His blessings.