I have seen this piece (below) before, but thought worth sharing.

One of the things I’m excited about for 2013 is that I will be turning fifty. I can hardly wait!  While so many women dread this age (and older), I plan to fully embrace it. I already am and it is not even here yet!  But all I know is I wasted an awful lot of time when I was in my 20’s and 30’s worrying about the silliest things. I don’t want to live that way any longer– well, really I learned that when I was forty, so I say bring fifty on!.  Age is just a number.  Nothing else.

It also makes me think of Libby, my dear 106- year old friend. I met her through my therapy work with Frankie. She was so beautiful. It was her spirit and zest for life that made you want to hang onto every word she said.. and let it sink deep into your consciousness so that you never wasted another precious moment on this earth worrying about things that really do not matter in the end.

And you know what else?  Dogs don’t worry about age, now do they?  So another reason to pay attention to their powerful lessons.

So with that all in mind, I share this wonderful article…

A few things about life. Expect the best and you will receive it.

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland,Ohio.

“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.  It is the most requested column I’ve ever written.

My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

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 – enjoy it.

4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick.  Your friends and family will.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.

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

17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful.  Clutter weighs you down in many ways.

18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It’s never too late to be happy but it’s all 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. Over prepare, 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 but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words – ‘In five years, will this matter?’

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive but don’t forget.

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. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who 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.

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.  Accept what you already have, not what 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.”

I loved many of these, but #23 was my favorite.  What is your favorite?