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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
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Ravenna
Ohio
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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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It takes tough love to order kids to step away from the iPhone or iPad during dinner or to take the devices away if they're interrupting and interfering with everyone else's pleasure at a movie, concert or other public event.
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Some days, 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment. I break the task, the challenge, the fear into small, bite-size pieces. I can handle a piece of fear, depression, anger, pain, sadness, loneliness, illness. I actually put my hands up to my face, one next to each eye, like blinders on a horse.
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However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
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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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Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
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Baking happens with ingredients that last for months and come to life inside a warm oven. Baking is slow and leisurely.
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I think of her every time I judge myself or someone else too harshly. How do we really know the worth of our work? It's not our job to judge the worth of what we offer the world, but to keep offering it regardless. You might never know the true worth of your efforts. Or it could simply be too soon to tell.
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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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Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
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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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When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
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When in doubt, take the next step.
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No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
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Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
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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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It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
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The idea of being stuck in a plane with dozens of people chatting over each other on their phones might feel like Dante's 10th circle of hell.
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Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
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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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