Yes, this is my brain without sugar! Instead of typing Food for Thought, I typed Thought for Food and then wondered, hmmmm...this might turn out to be an interesting blog post tonight! Nah, don't get too excited, it won't be :)
Am I so desperately craving food, okay not just any food but sweets, that I'm willing to give you a thought in exchange for food (aka sweets)? Well, it's worth a try so here goes...
Every two weeks, at work, a socially-type newsletter is sent out with information on who is getting older celebrating a birthday, who has been here too long is celebrating an anniversary, who had a baby or is expecting, who is getting married, who has to pick up after a bunch of slobs is on kitchen duty, there's usually a brain teaser, and there's always an inspirational quote or story. Well, at some point, I saved the following list from the newsletter as a reminder to live my life to the fullest and maybe, just maybe, I might live to see the ripe old age of 90 (who knows, maybe by then I'll have met the man of my dreams!):
Food for Thought:
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 44 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written." - Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio.
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. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
15. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
16. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
17. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
18. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
19. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
20. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
21. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
22. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
23. The most important sex organ is the brain.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
26. Always choose life.
27. Forgive everyone everything.
28. What other people think of you is none of your business.
29. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
31. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
32. Believe in miracles.
33. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
34. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
35. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
36. Your children get only one childhood.
37. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
38. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
39. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
40. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
41. The best is yet to come...
42. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
43. Yield.
44. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
So did I earn any food/sweets for these thoughts? Okay, they might not be my own thoughts but I thought enough about them and about them enough to want to share them as my own thoughts. Does that count? Well, it doesn't really matter because I've been sugarless for 15 days now (I know...shocking!), and I'm not going to sabotage what I've got going on (oh yes, I've got it going on!). So for now, resistance is not futile!
P.S. Enjoy your life...it's the only one you have :)
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. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
15. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
16. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
17. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
18. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
19. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
20. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
21. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
22. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
23. The most important sex organ is the brain.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
26. Always choose life.
27. Forgive everyone everything.
28. What other people think of you is none of your business.
29. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
31. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
32. Believe in miracles.
33. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
34. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
35. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
36. Your children get only one childhood.
37. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
38. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
39. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
40. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
41. The best is yet to come...
42. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
43. Yield.
44. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
So did I earn any food/sweets for these thoughts? Okay, they might not be my own thoughts but I thought enough about them and about them enough to want to share them as my own thoughts. Does that count? Well, it doesn't really matter because I've been sugarless for 15 days now (I know...shocking!), and I'm not going to sabotage what I've got going on (oh yes, I've got it going on!). So for now, resistance is not futile!
P.S. Enjoy your life...it's the only one you have :)
Tracey, my dear, you are the SWEETEST, most considerate person that I know.You are beautiful and intelligent and caring.You will have a very good life if you life it to the fullest ( within your means, of course ).I' m not just saying all of this because you are my FAVORITE daughter but because it's the truth.Love you.Dad.
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