Thanks guys. My mother is really the one with the great outlook. With almost eight decades of involvement and accomplishment behind her - from a young office sargeant in WWII to a pioneer in the hotel industry and a one woman tea party activist who braved numerous death threats to bring about serious political/social change.
No doubt at her age she must be acutely conscious of the rapid, relentless passage of time, yet she carries on with a calm, relaxed and unhurried disposition that constantly reminds me to try to keep life's issues in their proper perspective. I do consider myself very lucky indeed and I have promised myself that I will celebrate her life while she is still here instead of doing it in sad retrospect after she is gone.
