虎年將很快來臨，為新的一年增添正能量，絕對值得花些時間翻看Regina Brett於06年50歲時由原本的《人生45 課》多增至50課的人生智慧。

以紫紅色出字的是本人十大有共嗚的金句，希望當中也有你喜愛的：

Regina Brett's 45 life lessons and 5 to grow on

By Regina Brett, The Plain Dealer

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. (放下仇恨從來都是自我解脫的最佳方法，不值得被那些人影響個人mental health)

4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present. (這就是老生常談的活在當下)

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it. (一句講晒，Life is short，不利己的便算數吧)

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.

18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer. (一切由心出發，機會無take 2)

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special. (享受是能享用擁有的東西，得物而不用便是可惜)

22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
(別人給你的快樂是Bonus，如要依賴別人來得到快樂是愚蠢的行為)

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.

38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. (關鍵是先知道自己方向，並放開懷抱以心體會)

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful. (智慧地遠離不能為自已帶來歡樂或增值的，尤其負能量散播者)

43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. (追求自已喜愛的事，便已無悔人生，別人眼中的成與敗，便由他，因為給你批評的通常是自已內心不安的人)

44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

45. The best is yet to come.

46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

48. If you don't ask, you don't get. (其他人不是你的肚裡蟲子，不表白自己所需等於放棄機會)

49. Yield.

50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.