Thoughts—Life Advice	
Life's Lessons Learned from 100 year old man:
1. 	Keep a good sense of humor.	
2. 	Never be too good to start at 
the bottom.	
3. 	Exercise 	every day	 even if you 	
don’t feel like it.	
4. 	Don’t spend more money than 
you make.	
5. 	Having a bad job is better than 
having no job at all.	
6. 	If you neglect yourself, you’ll spoil.	
7. 	Don’t be afraid to be your true self.	
8. 	Wear what you have and quit buying more.	
9. 	You must forgive, even if it is difficult to do.	
10. 	Save your money now, and spend it later.	
11. 	Find something funny in every single situation.	
12. 	When faced with a problem, try to figure it out.	
13. 	If there is no way to figure it out, forget about it.	
14. 	Follow your dream. Do what you love.	
15. 	Education is important. Life is an education.	
16. 	Explore your world 	every day	 and stay curious.	
17. 	Try not to take yourself so seriously.	
18. 	Learn 	common sense 	– the most reasonable 	
answer to every situation.	
19. 	Life	 is a gift you must unwrap. 	
20. 	It’s up to you to make the gift a happy one.	
Life's Lessons Learned from a 90 year old lady:
1. 	Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.	
2. 	When in doubt, take the next small step.	
3. 	Life is too short	 to waste hating someone.	
4. 	Don’t take yourself seriously; no one else does.	
5. 	You don’t have to win every argument; agree to 
disagree.	
6. 	Pay off your credit cards 	every month	.	
7. 	Make peace with your past	 so it won’t screw 	
up the present.	
8. 	Don’t compare your life with others; You have 
no idea what their journey is about.	
9. 	If a relationship has to be secret, you shouldn’t 
be in it.	
10. 	Life is too short 	for long pity parties. Get busy 	
living.	
11. 	You can get through anything if you stay put in 
today.	
12. 	It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. 
The second one is up to you.	
13. 	Think of every disaster with these words: In five 
years, will this matter?	
14. 	Forgive everyone everything 	every day.	
15. 	What other people think of you is 	none of your 	
business.	
16. 	Time heals everything. Give time time.	
17. 	Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you 
stronger.	
18. 	Get outside 	every day.	
19. 	Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.	
20. 	No matter how you feel; get up, dress up, show 
up.	
21. 	If you don’t ask, 
you don’t get.	
22. 	Life	 isn’t tied 	
with a bow, but 
life is still a gift.	
Adapted from 
PopSugar Blog	
QUICK CHECK:
1. From life's lessons the lady learned:  Select 7 	
that you think will help you with your life.	
2. From life's lessons the man learned:  Select 7 	
you think will help you with your life.	
3. List 2 things that life is too short to do.
4. Why do you make peace with your past?
5. List 4 things you need to do every day.
6. What do you need to do every month?
7. What is common sense?
8. What is none of your business?
9. What did the lady and man both call life?
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