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[Shaz51]

are you ok my friend @HenryX 

here for you if you like to chat about anything 

[HenryX]

Hello @Shaz51 

I am OK @Shaz51. Thank you for asking and offering support. Just needing some time to focus on and address my own issues at the moment.

With Best Wishes

@HenryX 

[HenryX]

Hi All,

A few thoughts on life by a lady who has evidently faced quite a number of the issues that we may often consider or be confronted with in our own lives.

A few other sites where similar ideas are expressed:

https://www.wisdomtimes.com/blog/i-wish-i-had-done-these-20-things-in-my-20s/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140530012017-434319-38-things-you-wished-you-had-done-before-you-we...

https://www.50shadesofage.com/2014/01/31/what-i-wish-i-had-done-more-of-when-i-was-young/

https://thoughtcatalog.com/amulya-holla/2016/02/6-things-i-wish-i-had-done-when-i-was-younger-that-w...

Intro to the "thoughtcatalog" site above:

"With passing years, I have learned a couple of things. Had I known them a few years earlier, it would have helped me to shape a better life, with more happiness and less regrets."

https://www.thoughtsonlifeandlove.com/20-things-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-was-younger/

When viewed as wishes that otherwise may have been fulfilled, it is interesting to note some of the similarities. However, hearing the advice does us absolutely no good unless and until we act on it.

One observation that is often made is that:

"It is never too late to consider doing the things that we may want to do."

Choosing whatever is appropriate for the time, place, space and our capacity, and indulge and immerse ourselves.

I am working on applying these thoughts and principles, in practical ways, in my own life right now.

"Regina Brett knows a thing or two about handling life’s many curveballs. The author wrote down 50 life lessons the night before her 45th birthday after being diagnosed with breast cancer and turned them into a bestselling book, God Never Blinks

https://www.reginabrett.com/50-life-lessons

In the decade since then, these lessons have gone viral numerous times on the internet amid claims that Regina is 90 years old (she’s actually in her 60s) because of the wealth of knowledge she possesses. “I’m officially an urban legend,” she jokes on her website.

These universal lessons are relatable to anyone who needs a little reminder of what’s important in life, so keep scrolling to read them now, and remember to soak up the little moments whenever you can.

These 50 statements may remind you to love yourself when you need it most.

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. Save for retirement, starting with your first pay cheque.
9. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
10. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
11. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
12. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
13. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
14. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
15. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.
16. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
17. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
18. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
19. Burn the candles; use the nice sheets; wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
20. Over-prepare, then go with the flow.
21. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
22. The most important sex organ is the brain.
23. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
24. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: “In five years, will this matter?”
25. Forgive everyone everything.
26. What other people think of you is none of your business.
27. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
28. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
29. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
30. Believe in miracles.
31. Whatever doesn’t (annihilate*) you really does make you stronger.
32. Growing old beats the alternative – dying young.
33. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
34. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
35. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
36. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
37. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful, or joyful.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
40. The best is yet to come.
41. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.
42. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
43. If you don’t ask, you don’t get.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift."

Certainly, these ideas do not provide a lot of the answers that we might seek, but they may stimulate our thoughts in ways that we may find useful, stimulating and productive.

With Best Wishes

@HenryX 

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[Eve7]

Thank you for sharing this @HenryX 

[HenryX]

Hello @Eve7 

Thank you very much for your note about the shared thoughts.

With Best Wishes

@HenryX 

[Clawde]

Hi @HenryX just awesome post 👍