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Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

Regina Brett

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Regina Brett
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 31
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Ravenna
Ohio
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It's OK to let your children see you cry.
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Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
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Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
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Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
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We've come a long way from having one land line that was forbidden to be answered during dinner. We had no answering machine, just a dad who barked, 'Who calls during dinner? If it's important, they'll call back.' He was right.
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We all have a personal pool of quicksand inside us where we begin to sink and need friends and family to find us and remind us of all the good that has been and will be.
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Cancer is messy and scary. You throw everything at it, but don't forget to throw love at it. It turns out that might be the best weapon of all.
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Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
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Forgive everyone everything.
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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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It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
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Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
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No one really has a bad life. Not even a bad day. Just bad moments.
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Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
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When in doubt, take the next step.
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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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However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
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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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