knowing the difference
This quote has been taped to the corkboard above my desk for as long as I can remember. It chokes me up every time I read it.
"One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if your house is on fire, then you have a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in your oatmeal, a lump in your throat, and a lump in your breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to know the difference." Robert Fulghum
"One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if your house is on fire, then you have a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in your oatmeal, a lump in your throat, and a lump in your breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to know the difference." Robert Fulghum