By Maryanna Gabriel
"Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional."
-Haruki Murakami
One good thing about getting long in the tooth is the realization there are choices. One does not have to put up with less than. So I am changing the channel. Might as well shift into the sunlight and smell the buttercups fluttering in the meadow breezes. I am checking out of this hotel.
Get the place near the beach with the pool, Maryanna. Focus on the good. When you are dead, the cost won't matter. What matters is doing one's best with each day. If I do not like what I am experiencing then I can do something about it.