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Regina Brett

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Regina Brett
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: May 31
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Ravenna
Ohio
Simplicity
Beautiful
Anything
Joyful
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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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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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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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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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Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
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No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
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Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
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When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
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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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Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
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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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Most of life is showing up. You do the best you can, which varies from day to day.
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However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
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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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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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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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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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When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
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