I’ve never been good at poker
But always understood that the winning strategy
Is to play the hand you’re dealt
Mine was scary (whose isn’t?)
And I felt responsible for it...
But I eventually recognized the advantages
Of a bad hand
One learns from one’s mistakes:
The bigger the mistake, the more I could learn!
And learning is everything
(this was long before computers)
Since there are always more hands
The challenge is to see the long game
And to figure out how it’s played
I’m an optimist in this way
Ryan Holliday reminds that The Obstacle is the Way
Lincoln embraced suffering for what it taught
But was no fool, nor suffered them for long
One thinks of what can go wrong
I parallel-processed Plan B (and A)
Because I like a challenge
And wanted to have fun along the way
Make sure the people you love know it
Because life is short
Some I adored were gone before their time
And before they—or I—knew just how much
I became an optimist anyway
Because love knows no bounds
It finds us when and where we least expect
Because we are good
So why not be fearless?
We are all going away, one day
And have only one turn on this merry-go-round
So count your blessings and share them around
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