these are great reminders...

• Don't date because you are desperate.
• Don't marry because you are miserable.
• Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior.
• Don't philander because you think you are irresistible.
• Don't associate with people you can't trust.
• Don't cheat.
• Don't lie.
• Don't pretend.
• Don't dictate because you are smarter.
• Don't demand because you are stronger.
• Don't sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better.
• Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
• Don't sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.
• Don't stagnate!
• Don't regress.
• Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back.
• Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr. Right.
• Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking.
• Learn a new skill.
• Find a new friend.
• Start a new career.
• Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life's more hasty decisions.
• To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
• To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.
• To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
• Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.
• To make yourself happy, pursue your passions & be the best of what you can be.
• Simplify your life.
• Take away the clutter.
• Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits and dangerous liaisons.
• Don't abandon your responsibilities but don't overdose on duty.
• Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
• Be true to yourself.
• Don't commit when you are not ready.
• Don't keep others waiting needlessly.
• Go on that trip. Don't postpone it.
• Say those words. Don't let the moment pass.
• Do what you have to, even at society's scorn.
• Write poetry.
• Love Deeply.
• Walk barefoot.
• Dance with wild abandon.
• Cry at the movies.
• Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you.
• You light up your life.
• You drive yourself to your destination.
• No one completes you -except YOU.
• It isn't true that life does not get easier with age. It only gets more challenging.
• Don't be afraid.
• Don't lose your capacity to love.
• Pursue your passions.
• Live your dreams.
• Don't lose faith in God.
• Don't grow old. Just grow YOU!

ALWAYS REMEMBER: God is good all the time!
[from Rick Warren, author of Purpose Driven Life]