cliche you say?

I just got a great email. One of the emails that is forwarded to a million people and you read the title and think "ohh i am so deleting this" (if you are like me) or "AH! another one- i cant wait to read it!". I decided to open it contrary to my usual behaviors and was delighted with what I found.

A list of "cliche" statements about being grateful and taking in each day. The kinds of things that most people here and think "yeah yeah, thats what they all say" or "who has time to do things like that" or "who on earth is that optimistic". I must not be most people because I absolutely loved reading it and was very encouraged by many of the statements.

Hopefully they will rub you the same way:

*Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
*When in doubt, just take the next small step.
*Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
*Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
*Cry with someone. It' s more healing than crying alone.
*It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
*Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
*Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
*If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
*Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
*Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
*Over prepare, then go with the flow.
*Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
*Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?".
*Always choose life.
*Forgive everyone everything.
*What other people think of you is none of your business.
*Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
*However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
*Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
*All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
*Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
*If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

Enjoy. Take what you like, leave what you don't :)