The story is a testament to the consolations that get me through and give meaning to every area of my life.

As with any turning point or instance when a new road is chosen and an old one forsaken, there are consequences.

My experience is to deal with things through humor.

I really love being alive. I love my family and my work. I love the opportunity I have to do things. That's what happiness is.

[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!

Acceptance is the key to everything.

If you fixate on the worst-case scenario and it actually happens, you’ve lived it twice.