Marist Brothers Darlinghurst
Philosophy
45 LIFE LESSONS - written
by a 90 year old
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 wont 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 for you and no one else.
18. When it comes to
going after what you love in life, dont take no for an answer.
19. God loves you
because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
Today is special.
20. Overprepare, 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 ofyour happiness except you.
24. Frame every so—called disaster with these
words: In five years, will this natter
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 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 ofanything
that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that
you love and are loved.
39. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you
already have, not what you think 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 dont ask, you dont get.
44. Yield,
occasionally.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.