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Family is more than DNA, more than who we used to be, more than we can imagine we will become.

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Regina Brett
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 31
Columnist
Journalist
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Ravenna
Ohio
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Dna
Imagine
Family
Become

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Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
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To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.
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A book store is a treasure chest. Every time you walk in one, you strike gold.
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Too often, we get attention and sympathy by being a victim. If we're invested in someone being our villain, we must love being the victim. We have to let go of both characters in the story.
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No matter how I feel, I get up, dress up, and show up for life. When I do, the day always serves up more than I could have hoped for. Each day truly is a slice of heaven. Some days the slices are just smaller than others.
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When you write a book, you are asking someone to make an investment in their time and money. A column can come and go as the weeks pass, but a book needs to be timeless.
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Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
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No one really has a bad life. Not even a bad day. Just bad moments.
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Even if you have nothing in your wallet, nothing can keep you from having a great summer. You can listen to crickets sing you to sleep, trace the Big Dipper, breathe in the stars, run through a sprinkler, host a cartwheel contest in the front yard.
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Choas will come, calm will follow, and then it will start up all over again. The secret is to savor the ride.
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If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can.
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Frame every so-called disaster with these words: In five years, will this matter?
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It's scary to make major changes, but we usually have enough courage to take the next right step. One small step and then another. That's what it takes to raise a child, to get a degree, to write a book, to do whatever it is your heart desires.
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The only gift my dad ever bought me is still in my jewelry box. It died at 10 minutes to 11 decades ago, but the gold Caravelle watch keeps my dad alive. A watch isn't about keeping time. It's about stopping it.
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However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
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God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
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Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
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I say we all take the pledge and stay home. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for what you have, not to save a few dollars to get more.
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Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
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