The Wisdom Project

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Audrey, age 94

 

What are the top things you would like to pass on to others? How did you learn this?

  1. Don’t sweat the small stuff. If it won’t matter in 5 years, so don’t let it weigh you down.
  2. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. Driver cut you off? Let it go. Someone majorly wronged you? Let it go.
  3. You are doing the best you can, just like your parents did, and just like their parents did. Don’t forget that.
  4. You don’t need a fancy recipe. My famous pumpkin pie recipe comes from the back of the can of pumpkin.
  5. Community Matters. If you don’t have a village, you will often be alone. Family comes and goes. Make friends with that neighbor, attend that book club, find your community.