My Response

I've borrowed this from one of the blogs I'm following. I can't help but evaluate my life based on this.

Things To Remember
(by Regina Brett)

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good...
>> yeah, you're sure right about this!

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
>> sometimes I fail to do this. many times, actually.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
>> there is no way I can disagree with this.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
>> Well, i keep in touch with my parents and family. Friends? I can count the number of times in my fingers. Been so busy with my job for them.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
>> usually I pay my credit card a day after my actual buying

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
>> I seldom argue. Silence is my best defense.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
>> I prefer to cry alone. Crying in front of someone is like baring yourself too much to that person. I still can't do that. Been protecting my personal bubble too much.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
>> You think so? Can there be a reason for me to hate Him. He is the giver of my life and I can only stand in awe of Him.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
>> Ehhhh....guilty! I save but whenever my family needs financial assistance, i tend to give everything. I just realized that I need to save for my self too!

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
>> Not so with me. Chocolate equals migraine and migraine is not so great at all. I say no to chocolate!

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
>> I need to work on this. I need some closure.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
>> I don't have a child. Still single and I may remain so for the rest of my life unless someone spectacular comes into my life.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
>> This advise is simply not realistic.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
>> *Chuckles* Great advise!

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
>> So agree with this!

16. Take a deep breath... It calms the mind.
>> I've just done so. Sure calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
>> Like what?

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
>> Hmmmnn... makes me ponder on this.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
>> I had a happy childhood. Happier and simpler than the present. I wish I can be a child again. Yet, I can only dream!

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
>> I loved him but I said no nonetheless. Love ain't enough! There should be commonalities.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
>> I wonder why people want to use candles when they relax. Candles consume oxygen.
Nice sheets? Ah, I need to buy a new one.
Lingerie? ---

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
>> That would be frustrating.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
>> I'm a 'purple lady'. Eccentric, eh?

24. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
>> Agree somehow.

25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?".
>> Nice advise.

26. Always choose life.
>> Who would want to choose death?

27. Forgive everyone everything.
>> Easier said than done though.

28. What other people think of you is none of your business.
>> As long as they simply keep that thought in their cranium. But I agree somehow.

29. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
>> No comment on this. Needs to ponder more whether to agree or disagree.

30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
>> Change is the only constant thing in life, so they say.

31. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
>> Hehe. I'm a perfectionist though. I'll try to take heed of this advise.

32. Believe in miracles.
>> There can be miracles when you believe...

33. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
>> Not because of who I am but because of who You are...

34. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
>> Sometimes, auditing life can be good too. I mean reflecting about it.

35. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
>> Not so old though. I don't want to stay in this world for 120 years.

36. Your children get only one childhood.
>> My children?

37. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
>> *silent*

38. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
Outside where?

39. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd
grab ours back.
>> What?

40. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
>> I need to grow a more thicker hair!

41. The best is yet to come.
>> Hope so.

42. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
>> This is what I've heard from yesterday's message too. :D

43. Yield.
>> Not all the time. There are times when not yielding is the best thing to do.

44. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
>> So agree!