When something painful comes down the road sometimes the immediate reaction is “why me”. What did I do to warrant this hardship? However ,the real question is ‘why not me’?” Did I ask the question “why me? when I was blessed with wonderful parents .siblings and a wonderful new family as an adult? Did I question it when there were so many phenomenal friends and mentors in my life? Did I ask the proverbial question when I found meaningful work that I loved? Why we have valleys and hills is part of being human, and hopefully no matter what happens I will at least some of the time not dwell on “why me”?