The Griffin Family

1. celebrate growing older:
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   >1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
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   >2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
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   >3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
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   >4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
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   >5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
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   >6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
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   >7. Cry with someone. It's more healing g than crying alone.
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   >9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
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   >10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
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   >11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
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   >12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
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   >13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their
   journey
   >is all about.
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   >14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
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   >15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye.
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   >16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get
   busy
   >dying.
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   >17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.
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   >18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
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   >19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one
   is up
   >to you and no one else.
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   >20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no
   for
   >an answer.
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   >21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy
   lingerie.
   >Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
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   >22. Over prepare then go with the flow.
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   >23. be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
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   >24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
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   >25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
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   >26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years,
   will
   >this matter?"
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   >27. Always choose life.
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   >28. Forgive everyone everything.
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   >29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
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   >30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
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   >31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
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   >32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends
   will.
   >Stay in touch.
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   >33. Believe in miracles.
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   >34.
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   >35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
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   >36. Growing old beats the alternative -- d dying young.
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   >37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
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   >38.
   >39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
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   >40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,
   we'd
   >grab ours back.
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   >41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
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   >42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
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   >43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
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   >44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
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   >45. The best is yet to come.
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   >46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
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   >47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
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   >48. If you don't ask, you don't get.
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   >49. Yield.
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   >50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.