The secret of my success

Several people have asked me how I'm always in a good mood over three years out from a cataclysmic stroke. The simple answer is that I'm not, but it takes too long to complain.

Why don't I not worry more? I worry all the time; I'm a natural worrier. That's one more reason it's not useful to have a good -- if morbid -- imagination. But there are things worrying won't fix, and so there's no point in worrying about them. They just have to be endured.

The key is to know the difference. Some people don't, and can't turn their worrying off. I'm thankful I do.