Chocolate is Good for the Soul, Sex Starts With the Mind, and 38 Other Pithy Sayings

You hear a lot of quaint pithy sayings or advice cliches as you go thru life. But some of them are pretty darn useful.

Here are 40 sappy pithy things people say that are actually worth taking to heart for a better, happier life. Enjoy the advice, yes is cheesy, but it is also wise.

1. Save for retirement starting with your second paycheck. Use the first to save for a house.
2. It’s okay to get angry with God. He can take it.
3. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
4. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month, and if you cannot, pay as much as you can. Neither a banker or a debter be.
6. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a precious gift.
7. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. Love chocolate. Chocolate is good for the soul.
8. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up. And clothes make the man. Naked people do not accomplish a whole lot in business.
9. The best is yet to come - be optimistic about the future.
10. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. Stay away from the green eyed monster.
11. If we all threw our problems in a big huge pile and saw everyone else’s problems, we’d grab ours back. Yes, the grass is always greener on the other side of the yard, but green grass is not everything.
12. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will. Stay in touch.
13. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
14. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved and hopefully were loved.
15. Your children get only one childhood and you need to let them have fun.
16. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying too young.
17. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it today and always.
18. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
19. Believe in miracles.
20. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. The one constant in life is change.
22. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
23. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
24. What other people think of you is none of your business.
25. Forgive everyone everything.
26. Always choose life.
27. Frame every so-called disaster with these words "In two years, will this matter?"
28. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
29. The most important sex organ is the brain - sexual attraction begins in the mind. If you love sex, start your foreplay with the mind in mind.
30. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple shoes with pink polka dots.
31. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
32. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
33. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
34. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
35. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood -- the second one is up to you and no one else.
36. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
37. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful, or joyful.
38. Take a deep breath-- it calms the mind.
39. If a relationship has to be a secret, you should not be in it.
40. Yield gracefully.

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Perhaps if you do love chocolate (and share it), and take good advice to heart, then you will get plenty of sex!

Life is hard. It is wonderful, but it is also full of disappointment, anguish, and down-right tragedy. Chocolate is supposedly not good for us, but it makes us feel good, it tastes great, it is a pick me up both from the caffeine and the taste but really even more so psychologically - a treat for ourselves in a harsh world.

Plus, there is new evidence that chocolate has compounds in it that are actually good for you. These are natural health-promoting substances called flavonoids. Flavonoids appear to help prevent heart disease and cancer. The same flavonoids are in fruit and vegetables, so do not be going overboard on eating chocolate, since fruits and vegetables have even more good stuff in them. But it is nice to know chocolate has some healthy stuff in it.

How are flavonoids good for us?  Studies have demonstrated that the flavonoids in chocolate have powerful antioxidant effects. When people consume these substances in chocolate and cocoa, the antioxidant content of their blood increases and this helps protect their hearts and blood vessels from damage .Flavonoids in chocolate also protect our DNA from damage that can lead to cancer. Lastly, flavanols and procyanidins (types of flavonoids in chocolate) improve the function and flow of blood vessels and help control inflammation.

The antioxidants in chocolate have generated a lot of interest because studies show that these compounds are more powerful antioxidants than for example those found in green tea. One study that compared the antioxidant activity in servings of cocoa, green tea, and red wine found cocoa (chocolate!) significantly higher than the rest.

So chocolate is good for the soul for psychological reasons, but it also has some stuff in it that is good for the body! Oh, and here's another pithy saying:  Everything is good in moderation.  So have some chocolate, just not too much.