Julia K Cole

I would like to share with you the lessons by a 90 year old man:) Feel free to spread this around with your friends and family. 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 not to enjoy it. 4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will. 5. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need. 6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself. 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 things that matter. 10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. 11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present. 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. 15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye… But don’t worry; G...

Well, it’s the New Year -- again.  Time to make those resolutions that we usually don’t keep.  Did you know that a little over 97% of the people who make New Year’s resolutions abandon them within thirty days after starting?  Oy vey!   97%!  With a failure rate like that, why  even bother!?! The main cause for not keeping our first of the year resolution is setting goals that are unreasonable and just not us!  I mean let’s face facts, how many of us actually get up at 5 a.m. to jog 3-5 miles or head off to the gym for that work-out before work?  Yea, I’m sure there are some out there, but I’m talking to the 97% of us who don’t!   There is hope for us who fall into that 97% bracket.  And no, it’s not making resolutions to watch more TV,  gain weight and never making it off the couch longer than it takes to get our beverage or make a bathroom run!  Although, those seem to be the easiest resolutions to keep!  No...