2. Julia
Childs was right, a birthday without cake is just a meeting.
3. Getting
older is a privilege denied to many so make the most of every trip around the
sun.
4. Life
really is what you make it. Make it a good one.
5. Don’t
save things for a special occasion because every day is just that, a special
occasion.
6. If you
love and appreciate someone them, let them know.
7. Give
hugs. They’re free but worth their weight in gold.
8. Life is
better with a dog in it.
9. Always
choose kind.
10. Don’t
forget to say please and thank you. Manners are so underrated.
11. You can’t
choose what happens to you, but you can choose how you respond to it.
12. Good
friendships are the ones where time and distance don’t matter. You can
always pick up where you left off.
13. There’s nothing
that a bowl of chicken soup can’t fix.
14. You’re
never too old to try or start something new.
15. Love
people, use things because the opposite never works.
16. You can’t
change the people around you, but you can change the people you choose to be around.
17. Follow
your gut, it’s rarely wrong.
18. There’s
no such thing as failing, just learning.
19. Every day
may not be good, but there is something good in every day.
20. Asking
for help is a sign of strength, not weakness.
21. Life is
richer when you collect experiences, not things.
22. Learn to
be present and live in the moment.
23. Donate
time or money to a cause, sharing is caring.
24. Mornings
are better when they involve coffee.
25. Wear sunscreen.
Your skin matters.
26. Never go
to bed or hang up the phone on an argument.
27. Don’t
enter in to a relationship hoping that the person will change. They won’t.
28. Not
everyone will like you, but that’s OK.
29. Self-care
is not self-indulgence. It’s an essential part of health and happiness.
30. Winnie
the Pooh was right. “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem,
and smarter than you think.”
31. Dumplings
are a food group. And a very delicious food group at that.
32. Water is
an acquired taste but definitely one that’s worth acquiring.
33. Travel changes
you in the best ways possible.
34. A time
spent with a good book is always time well spent.
35. Your
health is your wealth. You only get one body, invest in it wisely.
36. Life is
too short to spend it doing something that doesn’t make you happy.
37. Don’t
compare yourself to others or try to be someone else.
38. Make
friends with eye cream. Your future self will love you for it.
39. Practice
the art of saying no so you can say yes to the things that matter.
40. Listen to
your body – no one knows it better than you.
41. Be
grateful because a grateful heart is a happy heart.
42. Exercise
makes you feel good and is good for you.
43. You can
do anything but you can’t do everything. Priorities, baby!
44. Don’t
rely on other people to make you happy. When it comes to happiness, everything
you need is inside.
45. You are a
work in progress. Rise above what's holding you back.
46. If you
always do what you've always done, you'll always be where you've always been
47. Even if
you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
48. You
really have learned who you are as a person, what your likes and dislikes are
49. A woman
of 50 knows the value of celebrating life. She's sizzling, not fizzling. She's
savvy, not sad.
50. I am
loving life and it's only going to get better.
