life hacks

Written by a 90 year old

This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio .

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.

My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

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 – enjoy it.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

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 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.

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, God never blinks.

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

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.

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

19.. It's never too late to be happy. But it's all 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.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy clothes. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, 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 but you.

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

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive

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

33. Believe in miracles.

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

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

36. Growing old beats the alternative of dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

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

41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you need

42. The best is yet to come...

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

44. Yield.

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

21 Things You Should Force Yourself To Do Every Day

21 Things You Should Force Yourself To Do Every Day

by Chelsea Fagan

an interesting read.

frormula one race @ budh international circuit

finally i was able to make it to the f1 race in  india, in the third year of the race!!

i am not an f1 fan. it was more like ticking an item off a mental to do list: see an f1 race in life once - check
india is not on the race calender for 2014 and it was uncertain when it would be back. so i could not miss the opportunity this year.

i had booked one ticket for the f1 race, hoping that i wold be able to make it for the race day, but somewhere at the back of my mind i had feeling that it was not going to materialize.but still i thought of giving it a shot and booked a north picnic stand for a grand and a half, the cheapest available ticket.

my cousin came to know of my plan and invited me for a stay-over at her place.logistically it was a good idea. more so, coz my camera conked off on race day and they could provide me a spare camera. her husband also decided to join me. but we were not sure about the tickets as north picnic stand was sold out. but he agreed to drop me to the track an check in case something could be done about the tickets.

we started with our journey to the race track in their new ford ecosport. beautiful car and smooth drive. there was a lot of traffic heading to the track and it took us some time. people were driving as if they were going to participate in the f1 race instead of being spectators. we tired to follow the road signs and finally made it to the unreserved parking. we parked our vehicle and walked to the ticket counter.

we checked at the counter, there were only 3-4 people in the queue to buy tickets. a poster along the ticket window showed the availability status of tickets. north picnic stand was sold out. the only other picnic stand available was south picnic stand, which left us with following options:

• we buy a south picnic stand for bhaiyya and both of us was the  race from different locations - not desirable 
• bhaiyya goes back home and i stay back to watch the race - definitely not desirable, we were way beyond the point-of-no-return.
• i buy forfeit my original ticket and buy a new ticket for south picnic stand - expensive but doable and bhaiyya would surely protest at the extra expense i would have to incur.
• we buy ticket in black from the touts - 'morally' wrong, was not sure how bhaiyya would react to it. 
• some miracle could happen - least possible

i was mentally working on the feasibility of the alternatives, when by stroke of luck i over heard the telephone conversation of the guy ahead of us in the ticket line. he was in the exact same situation like us. had booked a north picnic stand and now had purchased a ticket for south picnic stand. he was dejectedly explaining the situation to his friend, how they would have to see the race from different locations, over phone. without wasting a moment, i offered him my north stand ticked in exchange for his south stand ticket which he had just purchased. for him, i was a blessing in disguise and for me, he was the blessing. we happily exchanged our tickets and contact  numbers just in case something went wrong.

we purchased another ticket for south picnic stand, we could not contain our joy and were giggling like crazy at how things got aligned and we could see the race together. we thanked god, clicked a celebratory pic and moved toward the track.

the track is HUGE. we took the shuttle and proceeded to our spot. the race had already started. the roar of the mighty speed monsters was good enough to give goosebumps. at times the roar of the car could easily drown out the whir of the low flying helicopter being used for the aerial shots. the helicopter was another amazing thing, the pilot was flying it like crazy.

must admit, race from the stand was like seeing only a part of a huge puzzle. followed most of the race on the giant screen. the spot we got was good, had a u-turn and  we could see good part of the track.

we clicked some customary pics. photo toh bannta tha boss!

the food stuff being sold at the venue was exorbitantly priced and food from outside was not allowed as per the ticket.

the race got over in about an hour and a half. sebastian vettle won at the budh international circuit for the third consecutive time.

it was time to head back to the car. the shuttle buses were all over full and we took a long walk to the parking lot. traffic was even crazier while going back. i guess we lost our way but somehow the service lane we took helped us to avoid a lot of traffic. bhaiyya dropped me at the metro station.

was a overall a good experience. the best part being how we got the tickets ;)