I sent my parents the movie As Good as It Gets <\/i>and they got a lot from it. In a letter my mother wrote:<\/p>\n
“The title intrigues me — I’ve been using it a lot, with different interpretations, depending on my mood:<\/p>\n
As Good As It Gets<\/u> — ‘Count your blessings.’ We’re lucky — nothing to complain about.
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\nAs Good As It Gets<\/u> — (or can<\/u> get — It won’t get any better — probably will gradually get worse)<\/p>\n
As Good As It Gets<\/u> — Don’t try to change or improve things. It can’t be done<\/u> — Accept it.<\/p>\n
As Good As It Gets<\/u> — It’s the best time to make the effort to correct mistakes and take positive steps. Don’t wait for a better time to start.”<\/p>\n
Consider this a propitious time to consider the many senses of As Good As It Gets and which ones best apply to the present situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":{"card_id":"512","title":"As Good As It Gets","caption":"
I sent my parents the movie As Good as It Gets <\/i>and they got a lot from it. In a letter my mother wrote:<\/p>\n
“The title intrigues me — I’ve been using it a lot, with different interpretations, depending on my mood:<\/p>\n
As Good As It Gets<\/u> — ‘Count your blessings.’ We’re lucky — nothing to complain about.
\n
\nAs Good As It Gets<\/u> — (or can<\/u> get — It won’t get any better — probably will gradually get worse)<\/p>\n
As Good As It Gets<\/u> — Don’t try to change or improve things. It can’t be done<\/u> — Accept it.<\/p>\n
As Good As It Gets<\/u> — It’s the best time to make the effort to correct mistakes and take positive steps. Don’t wait for a better time to start.”<\/p>\n
Consider this a propitious time to consider the many senses of As Good As It Gets and which ones best apply to the present situation.<\/p>\n","subcaption":"
Bernice Zap, age 85 in 2007
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