I received from a friend one of those emails that gets forwarded around with an urging to forward to others.  Unlike some, there was no express or implied threat of bad luck or doom and destruction if I failed to pass it on.  But it did have a list of 45 great life lessons that I did consider worth sharing.

I did a bit of research, and this advice was indeed written by Regina Brett of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, who is not 90 as it says in the email I received, but apparently turned 50 in 2006, the year this was written.  I think you'll find it to be timely, as well as timeless.

http://www.cleveland.com/brett/blog/index.ssf/2006/05/regina_bretts_45_life_lessons.html

I tend to keep these types of things somewhere easily accessible for times when things don't seem to be going my way.  It helps me refocus and rebalance, putting it all in perspective.  I hope it does the same for you!