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Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

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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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Frame every so-called disaster with these words: In five years, will this matter?
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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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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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The secret to success, to parenting, to life, is to not count up the cost. Don't focus on all the steps it will take. Don't stare into the abyss at the giant leap it will take. That view will keep you from taking the next small step.
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When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
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As much as the Pulitzer is the hallmark of journalism, I think what I love the most is when somebody says they took my column and it's in their wallet. I have had people open their wallet and show me a corner of a column.
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Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
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Pope Francis is not only changing the face of the Catholic Church, he's challenging us to be the face of God in the world by seeing the face of God in the person we least expect to see it, including the person in the mirror.
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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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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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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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We want someone else to act. But miracles aren't what other people do. They're what each of us does. They're what happens when ordinary people take extraordinary action. To be a miracle doesn't mean you have to tackle problems across the globe. It means making a difference in your own living room, cubicle, neighborhood, community.
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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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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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It's OK to let your children see you cry.
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Most of life is showing up. You do the best you can, which varies from day to day.
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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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No one really has a bad life. Not even a bad day. Just bad moments.
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Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
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Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
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