Time Gets Better with AgeRead it through to the end, it gets better as you go! I'm not sure who originally wrote this, but it's all over the web... so I copied it.
Age 5I've learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing "Silent Night".
Age 6I've learned that our dog doesn't want to eat my broccoli either.
Age 7I've learned that when I wave to people in the country,
they stop what they are doing and wave back.
Age 9I've learned that just when I get my room the way I like it,
Mom makes me clean it up again.
Age 10I've learned that if you are leaving a restroom and you meet someone
trying to enter, step aside and let them in because they have a more urgent need.
Age 12I've learned that if you want to cheer yourself up,
you should try cheering someone else up.
Age 14I've learned that although it's hard to admit it,
I'm secretly glad my parents are strict with me.
Age 15I've learned that silent company is often more healing than words of advice.
Age 20I've learned that having a cool car has nothing to do with meeting
someone "pretty or nice." The nice people are not standing in the
middle of the street waiting to be found.
AgeAge 21I've learned that although it's fun to have a car that will reach 60
miles per hour in under ten seconds, it better have comfortable
seats and a good radio so that the next 59 minutes and 50 seconds
of the trip are relaxing.
AgeAge 22I've learned that love isn't all about who you want to go to bed with,
it's more about who you want to wake up and start the day with.
AgeAge 23I've learned that if I don't like the way life is going, when I look in
a mirror I can find the only person who can change it.
Age 24I've learned that the beginning of love is to let those we love just be
themselves, and not twist them with our own image, otherwise,
we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
Age 25I've learned not to confuse friends with acquaintances. Genuine friends
are very rare and very special.
Age 27I've learned that brushing my child's hair is one of life's great pleasures.
Age 28I've learned that wherever I go, the world's worst drivers have followed me there.
Age 29I've learned that if someone says something unkind about me,
I must live my life so that no one will believe it.
Age 30I've learned that there are people who love you dearly but just don't know how to show it.
Age 31I've learned that if your dog or cat doesn't like someone
you think is a friend, be wary.
Age 32I've learned that if someone you think you trust cheats at Golf, be wary.
Age 33I've learned that if you want to do something positive for your children,
work to improve your marriage.
Age 34I've learned I'm lucky that the person I married is my best friend.
Age 35I've learned that wearing tight clothes does not make me look thinner.
Age 42I've learned that you can make some one's day by simply sending them a little note.
Age 43I've learned that going bald is not a bad thing.
Age 44I've learned that the greater a person's sense of guilt,
the greater his or her need to cast blame on others.
Age 46I've learned that children and grandparents are natural allies.
Age 47I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today,
life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
Age 48I've learned that singing "Amazing Grace" can lift my spirits for hours.
Age 49I've learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone.
Age 50I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle these three things:
a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
Age 51I've learned that keeping a vegetable garden is worth a medicine cabinet full of pills.
Age 52I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents,
you miss them terribly after they die.
Age 53I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.
Age 61I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
Age 62I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catchers mitt on both hands.
You need to be able to throw something back.
Age 64I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you.
But if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting new people,
and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.
Age 65I've learned that whenever I decide something with kindness,
I usually make the right decision.
Age 66I've learned that everyone can use a prayer.
Age 72I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
Age 82I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
People love that human touch-holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
Age 90I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
Age 92I've learned that you should pass this on to someone you care about.
Sometimes they just need a little something to make them smile.
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