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Donald 's Response
The Mother Of All Advice
My mot~r wa~ of XOUJl,h t>entage. an(! ~I>p ga~ me some l.agEo
adVICe t!\at I ha~ alway5 mee to fotlow:
-Trur;t In God and be tne to yoorr;elf.-
That covees a lot of terntory. and I thmk It can ~p give ..... a
strong seese of Idl'ot,ty wM e ~eepirlg the bIg pICture In mind. Wr;
also so brtef thdt II war; eaW 10 rememcee, I must've bE't'fl lhlnk'rlg
of my motl>E'r wtlE'n I hr~1 \.did 10 -thmk big.- They say breVl ty,~ ttJoeo
r;ovI ot wit. but ,n also the key to a good memory.
My mother etIJoyE"(IlaVlr;t! scectecre . and ~he liked 10 watch the
royal procew,om. and ceremonies from [ urope. Maybe my mo.-e
flamboyant s'oe comes from her. even If ~he was scctcn and very
careful With money and time . She always had IIIlit' to give to charity
and needy ceoses. so her Interests were diverse yet weu-oetaoceo.
I like to thinlc mine are. too, and I'm a quiet glYer in meny ceses.
Also, if you are famous and you give a lot and noisily. I can tell you
your volume of requests for help - from everything from hot air
balloon~ to ccucgc educations to surrener vacations wtll escalate
by the tens of thousands. There' s a lot to be loa,d for being low-key.
Welost a member of our famIly wtlt"n my elde r brother Fred died
at the allt' of <12. That had a h~
impact on me, and I saw the gnef
my rereors endured. lor;,", a child
Irusr in Cod
is neve< ear;y, no matter w!\at the"
and he true age. It u always a r;hoc k, and it
to vouoelf. aileen YOl.l every day lor rbe rest
ot your hfe. I tlllOk I realIzed I'!o¥o'
valuable life truly ,s. and I
deteflTl1nl!'d to m,\ke mlf"l(> the best
I por;sIbly could lor mysell arld