When you take risks in life, the only way to go is to have a sense of humor. Not to get all serious on you, but my problems are so trivial they’re laughable. I’ve known people with real problems who dealt with them with grace and courage. My wife and daily hero is legally blind, yet a blazing success in career and motherhood. My only brother and my dad both died when I was a teenager. My best musical friend also died of a brain tumor (like my brother) in his early twenties. That all sucked. What I learned from all this — particularly from my teenage brother’s amazing response to his fatal illness, when he displayed a wisdom and courage that I try to emulate every day of my life — is a total cliché:Love your life. Figuring out how to do what you love, and spending time with people you love, fuels your days with joy, meaning and purpose. Everything else is inefficient fussing.