As we close off this year and head into a new one, I thought I would share these thoughts with you all.

1.  Life isn't fair, but it's still great!

2.  When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3.  Life is too short to waste on hating anyone.

4.  Your job won't take care of you when you are sick, your friends and family

will.  Stay in touch.

5.  Pay off your credit cards every month.

6.  You don't have to win every argument, agree to disagree.

7.  Save for retirement, starting with your first pay check.

8.  When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

9.  Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

10.  Don't compare your life to others, you have no idea what their journey is all about.

11.  If a relationship has to be secret, you shouldn't be in it.

12.  Take a deep breath, it calms the mind.

13.  Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

14.  Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

15.  When it comes to going after what you really want in life, never take "no" for an answer.

16.  Over prepare, then go with the flow.

17.  Be eccentric now.  Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

18.  No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

19.  Frame every so-called "disaster" with these words - In five years, will this matter?

20.  Always choose life.

21.  Forgive everyone everything.

22.  What other people think about you is none of your business.

23.  Time heals almost everything.

24.  However good or bad a situation is, it WILL change.

25.  Don't take yourself so seriously.  No one else does.

26.  Growing old beats dying young.

27.  Get outside every day.

28.  If we put all of our problems in a big pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

29.  Envy is a waste of time.  You already have all you need.

30.  The best is yet to come.

31.  No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up!

32.  YIELD

33.  Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.

34.  Life is not tied up with a bow, but it is still a gift.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE, and all the best in 2010!!!