Thanks, Blueberry and Veronica! I tend to be pretty pragmatic. My mantra (from long before I became a therapist) is "there's always a reason for behavior." This may not apply in all cases, but I think it speaks to the fact that we can't always see what's behind what we actually see. My life has not been perfect and I am scared to death of heart disease, even though it does not run in my family. It's been a prime motivator for me, since I was in my 30s. And, after my DH had his stents put in, we really upped the ante in terms of lifestyle, even though the year he had the surgery, he rode 4,000 miles! It's made both of my kids supremely aware of this issue.
Veronica, we went to Maurizio's last Sunday; first time we've been there since we went with you and Thom. Really good, but not as much fun.