Via diverse blogs kwam ik deze week terecht bij 45 levenslessen van een 90jarige vrouw. De vrouw van wie de levenslessen zijn is Regina Brett. Op haar 45ste verjaardag schreef ze haar 45 levenslessen op papier. Kort hiervoor was ze gediagnostiseerd met borstkanker. De lijst is op het internet terecht gekomen en ging viral, alleen wel met een foutje, want de titel van de lijst met levenslessen luidt '45 Levenslessen van een '90 Jarige Vrouw', terwijl de vrouw slechts 45 jaar oud was toen ze ze opschreef. Inmiddels is Regina 58 jaar en heeft de haar ziekte overwonnen.

Omdat ik het een waardevolle lijst vond, deel ik deze graag op Proud2Bme. De lijst bestaat eigenlijk uit 50 levenslessen: '45 life lessons & 5 to grow on'. Onderstaand vind je de 45 levenslessen. Regina schreef deze lessen om het leven en ouder worden te vieren.

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Zelf vind ik deze twee levenslessen erg mooi 'Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about' en 'All that truly matters in the end is that you loved'.

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. Overprepare, 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.

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. Make it memorable.

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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..

Wat is voor jou de meest waardevolle levensles?