My Greeting Card Manifesto

February 22, 2026

This is your life, live it wide and true 

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Sometimes, some of the best life advice comes from Mark Twain .... and is amplified by a greeting card. Sometimes.

My Greeting Card Manifesto


[Intro] 

This is your life... throw off the bowlines...


[Verse 1] 

Do what you love, and do it often, brother 

If the fire's gone cold, don't wait for another 

Don't like your job? Walk out that door 

Quit wastin' days on what you can't ignore 


[Pre-Chorus] 

Stop watchin' screens when time's slippin' away 

Life ain't complicated, don't over-analyze the play 


[Chorus] 

This is your life, live it wide and true 

Sail from the harbor, catch the tradewinds through 

Twenty years from now, what will you regret? 

The chances you never took, the dreams you never met 

Explore, dream, discover—let that be your set 

My greeting card manifesto, no regrets 


[Verse 2] 

All emotions are beautiful, even the ache and the sting 

When you eat, taste every last damn thing 

Open your arms, your mind, your weary heart 

We're all united in the ways we fall apart 


[Pre-Chorus] 

Ask the stranger what sets their soul on fire 

Share your wildest dream, lift 'em a little higher 


[Chorus] 

This is your life, live it wide and true 

Sail from the harbor, catch the tradewinds through 

Twenty years from now, what will you regret? 

The chances you never took, the dreams you never met 

Explore, dream, discover—let that be your set 

My greeting card manifesto, no regrets 


[Bridge] 

Travel often, get lost on backroad bends 

That's where you find yourself again and again 

Some doors only open once, so run and don't look back 

Life's the people you meet, the things you build in the track 


[Verse 3] 

Stop searchin' for love like it's hidin' in the dark 

Start livin' your passion, it'll find its own spark 

Short and sweet—your passion, your fire 

Go out and create, lift it ever higher 


[Final Chorus] 

This is your life, grab it by the reins 

Throw off the bowlines, break these old chains 

Twenty years from now, you'll thank the man who said 

Sail away, explore, dream, discover instead 

My greeting card manifesto, written in red 

Live your dream... and share it... 'til you're dead 


[Outro] 

This is your life... 

Do what you love... 

And do it often...



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