Three People You Remember

Trouble happens to everyone.

“Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.”
– Carl Jung

But don’t worry about it.

“Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.”
– George Washington

Really. Don’t worry about it.

“Don’t worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
– Jesus, in the 6th chapter of Matthew’s Good News

Because I’ve got this.

“In this world you will have trouble. But be of good cheer! I have overcome the world.”
– Jesus, in the 16th chapter of John’s Good News

And I’m your friend.

“Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.”
– Euripides

Trouble is a searchlight in the darkness that shows you a person’s heart.

“You never forget three people:
the person who helped you in trouble,
the person who left you in trouble,
the person who put you in trouble.”
– Randy Phillips

And sometimes that searchlight is reflected back at you.

“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

But finally, the sun rises, morning comes, and it’s a brand-new day.

“Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself the most comforting words of all: ‘This, too, shall pass.'”
– Ann Landers

Roy H. Williams

6th Annual Walk For Thalassemia

45 Life Lessons

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 paycheck.

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 kill 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 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.

 

- Regina Brett