Lessons In Life

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 family and friends will. Stay in touch.

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

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

7) Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

8) When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

9) Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

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

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

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

13) Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

14) Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

15) Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

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

17) Burn the candles, use the nice sheets. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

18) Over prepare, then go with the flow.

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

20) No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

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) Believe in miracles.

27) Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

28) Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

29) All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

30) Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

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

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

33) The best is yet to come.

34) No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

35) Yield.

36) Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.