{"id":25915,"date":"2021-12-12T15:03:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T15:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=25915"},"modified":"2021-12-12T15:05:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T15:05:50","slug":"words-of-wisdom-from-a-90-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=25915","title":{"rendered":"Words of Wisdom from a 90 Year Old!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My dear brother, Carl Turner shared this with me, I knew it was too good to keep to mysef! \u00a0So, thanks Carl and here goes!<\/p>\n

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“7%” Written by a 90 year\u00a0 old<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This is something we should all read at least once a\u00a0 week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Written by\u00a0<\/b> a<\/b> 90 years old,<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio\u00a0 .<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons\u00a0 life taught me. It is the most requested column I’ve ever\u00a0 written.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is\u00a0 the column once more:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Life isn’t fair,\u00a0 but it’s still good.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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2. When in doubt, just take the next\u00a0 small step.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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3.<\/b> L<\/b>ife is too short \u2013 enjoy it.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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4. Your\u00a0 job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and\u00a0 family will.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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5. Pay off your credit cards every\u00a0 month.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to\u00a0 yourself.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying\u00a0 alone.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take\u00a0 it.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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9. Save for retirement starting with your first\u00a0 paycheck.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is\u00a0 futile.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up\u00a0 the present.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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12. It’s OK to let your children see you\u00a0 cry.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea\u00a0 what their journey is all about.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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14. If a relationship has to\u00a0 be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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15. Everything can\u00a0 change in the blink of an eye, but don’t worry, God never\u00a0 blinks.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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16.. Take a deep breath. It calms the\u00a0 mind.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful. Clutter\u00a0 weighs you down in many ways.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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18. Whatever doesn’t kill you\u00a0 really does make you stronger.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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19.. It’s never too late to be\u00a0 happy. But it\u2019s all up to you and no one else.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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20. When it\u00a0 comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an\u00a0 answer.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the\u00a0 fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is\u00a0 special.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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23.\u00a0 Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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24.\u00a0 The most important sex organ is the brain.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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25. No one is in\u00a0 charge of your happiness but you.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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26. Frame every so-called\u00a0 disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this\u00a0 matter?’<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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27. Always choose life.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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28.\u00a0 Forgive<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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29. What other people think of you is none of your\u00a0 business.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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30. Time heals almost everything. Give time\u00a0 time.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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31. However good or bad a situation is, it will\u00a0 change.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else\u00a0 does.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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33. Believe in miracles.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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34. God loves you\u00a0 because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t\u00a0 do.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it\u00a0 now.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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36. Growing old beats the alternative of dying\u00a0 young.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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37. Your children get only one childhood.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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38.\u00a0 All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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39. Get\u00a0 outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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40. If we\u00a0 all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab\u00a0 ours back.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you\u00a0 already have, not what you need<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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42. The best is yet to\u00a0 come…<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show\u00a0 up.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but\u00a0 it’s still a gift.”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Its estimated 93% won’t forward\u00a0 this. If you are one of the 7% who will, forward this with the title\u00a0 ‘7%’.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I’m in the 7%. Friends are the family that we\u00a0 choose.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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