Optimism Is A Cure For Many Things.

I Have So Many Things That I Say To My Kids, I Just Drive Them Crazy.

[constant Curiousity Leads To Happiness:] I Wake Up Curious Every Day And Every Day I'm Surprised By Something. And If I Can Just Recognize That Surprise Every Day And Say, 'oh, That's A New Thing, That's A New Gift That I Got Today That I Didn't Even Know About Yesterday,' It Keeps Me Going. It Keeps Me More Than Going. It Keeps Me Enthusiastic And Grateful!

If You Have Doubts About Someone, Lay On A Couple Of Jokes. If He Doesn't Find Anything Funny, Your Radar Should Be Screaming. Then I Would Say Be Patient With People Who Are Negative, Because They're Really Having A Hard Time.

When Something Enters Your Life That Is So Big And So Non-negotiable As Catastrophic Illness, You Either Go In Denial For A While Or Ultimately You Accept It And You Make Space For It. And In Making Space For It, You Illuminate A Lot Of Things That You Normally Don't Have Room For You Simply Just Look At The World Differently.

No, I Got A Ged In My 30s. My Kids Know That I Never Stop Learning, And They Know I Love Reading. I Have Books Overflowing Everywhere. I Am Current On Today's Events And I Read The Paper Every Day, And We Talk About It, So They See That Appetite.