I ran out of gas at the county fair this evening, I was so tired I wasn’t sure I could get back to the car, this is both predictable and inevitable, I was walking a long time over long distances and, as usual, forgetting that I am still recovering. But these two young women inspired me, I loved the way they were looking up, suffused with joy and excitement and I decided to do the same thing.

Every day, we are confronted with choices about how to live, what to feel, what news to watch, whether or not to see life as a trial or an opportunity, a lament or a joy. A friend came up and hugged me and said I looked great, he heard about the surgery. I said I was great, I was lucky, I was excited by the opportunity to move forward with my heart and my health. I thank these girls for that. And now to sleep.