The day before a long weekend doesn’t seem the time to offer up anything heavy, instead here’s another of my Rules.

Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that made you smile.

Read them all, you’ll find a lot of wisdom and life help in them—I do.

And since it’s a holiday you’ll probably be seeing people, so here are a couple of good conversation starters. Both are supposedly signs, but you know how reliable Internet stuff is:)

Dr. Jones, at your cervix. (In a Gynecologist’s Office)

CAUTION – This Truck is Full of Political Promises (On the back of another Septic Tank Truck)

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In our health-conscious world we’re constantly told “you are what you eat,” although judging by the constant stories in the media it hasn’t sunk in for many of us.

The sentiment applies to other things, too, as Aristotle pointed out more than 2000 years ago.

Just think, he had all those brilliant ideas without benefit computer, i-Pod, TV, etc. Not to mention mastering the art of the sound bite perfectly.

“You are what you repeatedly do.

Excellence is not an event—it is a habit.”

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Every so often I share one of the small pearls of wisdom by which I try and live my life.

Usually I can quote the source, but occasionally I’m forced to mark them anonymous and this is one of those times. (If you happen to know the source, please enlighten me.)

There’s always someone out there who thinks you’re an idiot, so try not to give them proof.

Unfortunately, I find myself handing out proof far too often!

What about you?

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I appreciate this rule more and more as the years go by…

Growing older isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative

– Maurice Chevalier

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Wow, I haven’t posted one of these since August, so I think that it’s about time.

This one’s special—I’ve heard a lot of snickers in the course of my life.

You snicker because I’m different—

but I laugh because you’re all the same.

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Here’s another of my life rules that I’d like to share with you.

This one is actually an ancient Chinese proverb and is the true secret of learning and growth.

As with most real wisdom, it hasn’t lost its meaning or its value over the ages.

I hear and I forget.

I see and I remember.

I do and I understand.

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It’s hard for those who know me as the Queen of Procrastination to believe that I actually coined this rule

Do it when you think about it—
Don’t think about doing it.

Of course, I’ve also spent the 30+ years since trying to implement it.

The result of my ongoing efforts is what would (kindly) be called a spotty record of success.

I have no doubts that my readers will do/have done much better!

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We’ve all heard this one, or variations thereof, a million times,

What goes around comes around.

and we all occasionally stop believing it, mostly, I think, because we forget an important caveat

It doesn’t always come in a straight line.

Have a wonderful Spring Break weekend.

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When I was growing up I had an aunt with whom I didn’t see eye to eye; to say our relationship was rocky would be very diplomatic.

Yet, it was because of this aunt that I learned something that became a cornerstone of my MAP, although I often struggle to adhere to it.

My aunt had a glass topped dressing table and, like many women of that era, she would place inspirational clippings and notes under the glass. That is where I first saw

Profit from the mistakes of others,
you don’t have time to make them all yourself.

I recognized the soundness of the words even back then, but I have to say that it’s been one of the hardest for me to follow. I seem to profit well from small and medium mistakes, but have an unhappy tendency to make the really large ones myself. However, although I follow it imperfectly, hindsight shows that it has saved me from a lot of grief and, I’m sure, will continue to do so.

I sometimes wonder: if she hadn’t had the clipping, and only said it to me, would it have had any, let alone the same, impact?

Sadly, the answer is probably not.

I’m very glad she had the clipping.

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Don’t judge who you were and what you did in the past based on who you are and what you know now.

Everybody knows that hindsight’s 20/20, but that doesn’t stop people from laying a coulda//shoulda/woulda trip on themselves.

Each of us is composed of multiple, past “me’s,” each a different, stand-alone version from the current one.

When you look at past actions (Why did I…) you need to first ask yourself if you made the best decision/action possible based on the information you had at the time in conjunction with the person you were at that time.

If, in fact, you did, then the you you-are-now has no right to judge, i.e., beat up on, the previous you for that decision.

This doesn’t mean that you need to condone everything—today’s you may decide that in the future you should do more research or whatever—but it does preclude you from taking your former self to task.

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Thanksgiving is a time when we’re supposed to be thankful, but exactly what you give thanks for is a very private matter—I have one friend who gives thanks for her family, another who gives thanks that her family is far, far away.

So, no matter your age, when giving thanks be sure to include all the past you’s, whether you love ‘em or hate ‘em, since their very existence guarantees that there will be many more in the future as you grow.

Have a wonderful holiday and I’ll see you all on Monday.

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