Tuesday....

Gonna veer off the happiness theme today...

I was reading an article about Valerie Harper

in the People magazine that Bren gave me....

I always watched The Mary Tyler Moore show, 

loved the relationship between Mary and Rhoda,

and I watched Rhoda, too...

As I was reading about the way Valerie is handling

her terminal cancer diagnosis, she reminded

me of Morrie Schwartz, and how he coped

with his illness and impending death...

I was especially impressed with 'Valerie's List', 
made up of five pieces of wisdom, that she shared:

Forgiveness is giving up the wish that things

could be different

Don't let your fear today rob you of a fun life

If you're not here now, where the hell are you?

I've never been a fan of the good old days.

For me, the best day has always been this one.

My mom always used to say, 'If you can learn

from it, then do.  If not, forget about it, that

was yesterday.'

What a brave and courageous

lady Valerie is, God bless her....