Am I completely dating myself for revealing this little known fact about moi? One of my BFF's dropped off a bunch--and I mean a bunch--of used magazines destined for the recycling bin. In the stack were four or five issues of Reader's Digest. I remember the "All in a Day's Work" page with funny stories from the workplace. Being a true "wordy", I loved being challenge with the Word Power section. They'd give you 17 words with three choices for its definition. My goal was always to get 14-17 and be considered "genius". Still hasn't happened. Over the years when I'd find a copy in a waiting room or hair salon, I immediately went to those familiar pages. There's always been something so comforting about that. Kind of like macaroni & cheese or meatloaf.

The August 2009 issue's (shown above) feature story is titled "Advice to Live By". Everything from "How to Stay Cool" to "How to be Funnier" to "How to Teach a Cat to Handshake" (seriously) is included on these 24 pages. The best part though is that along the bottom of each page the author included "Reader-Tested Life Advice". Some of them you've heard often and others are just plain inspiring. I love these little snippets and just had to share my favorites.