Mother, who has an absolute belief that it is not the cards that one is dealt in life, it is how one plays them, is, by far, the highest card I was dealt.

Kay Redfield Jamison
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Mother, who has an absolute belief that it is not the cards that one is dealt in life, it is how one plays them, is, by far, the highest card I was dealt. The quote above, which Oprah Winfrey shared with her mother, was a defining moment in her life. She realized that her mother had the strength and stamina to keep going despite the cards she had been dealt. She was dealing with a cancer diagnosis and a series of other challenges.

But she stayed positive and continued to go to work every day, regardless of how sick she felt. Whether she was living or dying at any given moment, she never let it stop her from being the person she wanted to be for herself and for her children. That’s what makes a person great!

Source: An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir Of Moods And Madness

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