It's so very simple.

Sometimes, we can't be all things to all people. And we have to make difficult choices. I had an ill Jeanne, my wife for 38 years. And an ill mother. All at the same time. And I had to make a choice. Focus on one or the other. I chose Jeanne. And it was a decision I could live with. Sometimes we are stretched thin. Terribly thin. And we can't do it all. Might mean that someone in our life gets a little bit neglected. Doesn't get our full attention. I'm happy when I make decisions I can live with. I'm unhappy when I make decisions I can't live with. That's my experience. And I'm speaking from my experience. My perspective. I'm not necessarily saying my way is the right way for everyone. Or for anyone but me. But here is how I look at life. And the way I deal with life. Take it. Or leave it. It's that simple. --Jim