{"id":3383,"date":"2010-11-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-28T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=3383"},"modified":"2010-11-28T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-28T18:00:00","slug":"look-think-do-you-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2010\/11\/28\/look-think-do-you-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"Look, Think, Do you Believe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #444e5c;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">1. Life isn&#8217;t fair, but it&#8217;s still good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">3. Life is too short to <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>waste<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> hating anyone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">4. Don&#8217;t take yourself so seriously. No <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> else does.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">5. Pay off your credit cards every month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">6. You don&#8217;t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">7. Cry with someone. It&#8217;s more healing than crying alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">8. It&#8217;s <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>OK<\/strong> to get angry with God. He can take it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">11. Make peace with your past so it won&#8217;t screw up the present.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">12. It&#8217;s <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>OK<\/strong> to let your children see you cry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">13. Don&#8217;t compare your life to others&#8217;. You have no idea what their journey is all about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn&#8217;t be in it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">15. Everything can <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>change<\/strong> in the blink of an eye. But don&#8217;t worry; God never blinks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">17. You can get through <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>anything<\/strong> if you stay put in today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">19. It&#8217;s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> is up to you and no <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> else.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don&#8217;t take no for an answer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don&#8217;t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">23. Be eccentric now. Don&#8217;t wait for old age to wear purple.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">24. The most important sex organ is the brain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">25. No <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> is in charge of your happiness except you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: &#8220;In five years, will this matter?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">27. Always choose life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">28. Forgive everyone <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>everything<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">29. What other people think of you is none of your business.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">30. Time heals almost <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>everything<\/strong>. Give <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">31. However good or bad a situation is, it will <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>change<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">32. Your job won&#8217;t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">33. Believe in miracles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>anything<\/strong> you did or didn&#8217;t do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">35. Whatever doesn&#8217;t kill you really does <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>make<\/strong> you stronger.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">36. Growing old beats the alternative &#8211; dying young.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">37. Your children get only <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> childhood. Make it memorable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">39. Get outside every <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>day<\/strong>. Miracles are waiting everywhere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else&#8217;s, we&#8217;d grab ours back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">41. Don&#8217;t audit life. Show up and <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>make<\/strong> the most of it now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">42. Get rid of <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>anything<\/strong> that isn&#8217;t useful, beautiful or joyful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">44. Envy is a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>waste<\/strong> of <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong>. You already have all you need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">45. The best is yet to come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">46. No <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>matter<\/strong> how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">48. If you don&#8217;t ask, you don&#8217;t get.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">49. Yield.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 17px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.55em; margin: 0px;\">50. 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