I learned to love the journey, not the destination. Oh, yes, the journey. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned, even though so many people may have thought I sounded like Pollyanna. Let's just look for a moment at the message that Quindlen feels so duty bound to bring us. We have an embarrassment of riches.
Life is good.
I have no doubt that life is good for Quindlen. And I'm not just talking about Stewart, with her origami nesting boxes and stenciled eggs and pistachio valentines. Check out Winfrey on the cover of the latest O, wearing Ralph Lauren Sport pants and a Ferragamo sweater and cashmere gloves, and clutching the whitest, roundest, prettiest snowball you've ever seen. Go home, and do the best you goddamn can. And for God's sake, don't tell anyone about it.