Jackie, here are some words that have helped me to crystalize my thinking on the matter of getting on with it. I have a dear friend who has always said, "life is about doing stuff." More recently, cynics have.. well, redirected this: stuff happens. This has led my friend to ask, from time to time, "why is life so hard to live with?"

none of this, of course, provides any real answers, but then what does?

but we digress.