I saw a Broadway play tonight called Looped. It stars Valerie Harper as Tallulah Bankhead, a star of stage and screen that died in 1968.  The original Hollywood Bad Girl, Ms. Bankhead was one of a kind. For more info. visit:

http://www.loopedonbroadway.com

Matthew Lombardo wrote the play, and as quotable as Tallulah was, there was something he wrote in the final scene that may have been one of his or her philosophies.  It spoke to me in a very succinct way in relation to what I’m going through right now, but I’m sure we can all relate.  I don’t remember exactly what she said but it was something along the lines of pain being inevitable but suffering being a choice.

Painful things happen in life but we can choose not to suffer.  We can continue to live and make the most of what we have while we have it.  It doesn’t mean that we care less what happens.  It doesn’t make the merit of the event diminish.  It doesn’t make the event less of a big deal or something that won’t be hard to get through.  It’s the way we get through it.  And work through it.  And come out stronger so that our life offers more because of it.