"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." — Randy Pausch

Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.

The metaphor I've used is... somebody's going to push my family off a cliff pretty soon, and I won't be there to catch them. And that breaks my heart. But I have some time to sew some nets to cushion the fall. So, I can curl up in a ball and cry, or I can get to work on the nets.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.