What I’ve learned in 65 years

I’ve learned that time goes by really fast…

It doesn’t seem like it when you’re young but trust me it does…

I’ve learned that people you love and care about don’t always live out their days with you; some die young and leave you to walk on without them…

I’ve learned that forgiveness really is for yourself and that doing it sooner than later makes you feel so much better…

I’ve learned that people can be cruel and unjust and down-right mean…but they can also change for the better…I’ve learned not to judge because I’m a people too…

I’ve learned that having your cake and eating it too, is not fun…it’s so much better to share…

I’ve learned that the sun will come up in the morning, that birds sing in the rain and that God answers prayer…

I’ve learned not to take people for granted…

I’ve learned to be grateful in everything…to take the good with the bad and that there is a reason for whatever happens in your life…

I’ve learned that divorce will not kill you but it hurts a long-long time…and no one wins…

I’ve learned that God’s greatest blessings are children. To carry them next to your heart for nine months, birth them, hold them and raise them…that nothing compares to that kind of love. Until you have grandchildren. (And except for God’s love there is no greater love.)

I’ve learned that seasons come and seasons go, and that life is a cycle we can only take one day at a time and that we should never, ever give up…

I’ve learned to trust God and to obey him…and that wisdom comes from Him…and if we want wisdom, all we have to do is ask him and he’ll give it…

I’ve learned that love is the most important character you can give and when you give love, it comes back to you multiplied…

I’ve learned that there can be a happily-ever-after…

I’ve also learned in my Sixty-five years that the body gives out…you walk slower…you think slower…and that what you thought was important is not…

I’ve learned to count my blessings and not my disappointments

I’ve learned that letting go of hurts is better than hanging onto them…

I’ve learned that each day is a miracle from God

That each breath I take, each thought I think, each bird I hear or flower I see, is, to be cherished.

I’ve learned that each life I come in contact with is a potential brother or sister and that they are worth more than money, or things…that life is priceless…

And when I’m alone because my family is not close in location…and I cry my tears of wishing they were near…I’ve learned that God is near…and they have their lives to live so that they can learn what they need to learn…and I pray that God will bless them with many years to come…

I’ve learned that what we do, speaks louder than what we say…so we must choose carefully…

Sixty-five years is not really that long on this earth…but I am thankful for every year I’ve lived…we are not promised a tomorrow…but we hope in the Lord…

I’ve learned that no matter what comes or goes in my life…that I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and I pray with all my heart that when I leave this world…people will know I lived what I believe…

God bless you friends…

God bless you family…

Life is continuous lessons…It is a powerful teacher!

Love,

Marla Shaw O’Neill January 2, 2019

I will be 65 years old tomorrow. January 3, 2019. Thank you God for all the lessons learned. Amen

Romans 8:28 New King James Version (NKJV) And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.