Fifty-Two Lessons I have learned in fifty-two years!!!!

1. Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans!
2. Love conquers All!
3. Never miss an opportunity to tell people what they mean to you.
4. Be true to God-and yourself!
5. Surround yourself with positive people-negative people suck the    life out of you!
6. Make friends-not enemies!
7. If you can't say something nice, don't say anything!
8. Learn to say NO!
9. Never think someone can't take your place!
10. Dare to Dream!
11. Step out of your comfort zone often!
12. God has all your tears in a bottle!
13. Use your best china everyday, not just on special occasions.
14. Travel makes great gifts-wonderful memories to last a lifetime and it doesn't get too little, lost or broken!
15. Respect your elders-they are responsible for your future accomplishments.
16. Be proud of your heritage.
17. God is good…All the time!
18. Be yourself-no one else can play the part.
19. Family usually makes the best friends.
20. Not all family is blood related.
21. Do what you love and love what you do.
22. Don't judge-you don't know what you would do until you face their circumstances.
23. The God of the Mountain is still God in the Valley!
24. You fall in love many times in life-if you are lucky it is with the same person-I'm lucky!
25. Words hurt-think before you speak!
26. Being a teacher is like being a missionary.
27. Being a grandparent is truly "grand"!
28. Housework will always be there-family won't!
29. Take naps!
30. Don't wait to chase your dreams, start now!
31. Live in the moment!
32. Growing old is a blessing-enjoy every day!
33. God always answers prayers-sometimes yes, sometimes no, sometimes wait.
34. Never be too busy for someone.
35. When in doubt, throw it out-covers a lot of topics in life.
36. A deep breath is medicinal!
37. The simpler, the better!
38. Go with your gut!
39. Live for the future, not the past.
40. Reflect often.
41. Never get comfortable with yourself, always evolve to be more.
42. The Bible is the greatest romance novel you will ever read!
43. Never stop learning!
44. The older I get, the less I know!
45. Music makes everything better.
46. Reality TV is NOT Real life!
47. Always eat dessert!
48. Mothers make the best of friends!
49. I don't know how I how survived without my cell phone for 40 years!
50. Prayer is the best medicine.
51. Pretty Little Liars is the best show ever! And we will never know who A is!
52. Diet drinks are poison!!!