“Finally, I spread my arms even wider and announced, “It’s a good day to die!” “Well,” Mom chirped in, “it’s not a bad day to live either.” She had a point. So now I end my blessings like this: “It’s a good day to die!” I say. And then, with gusto, “It’s a good day to live!”

“Finally, I spread my arms even wider and announced, “It’s a good day to die!” “Well,” Mom chirped in, “it’s not a bad day to live either.” She had a point. So now I end my blessings like this: “It’s a good day to die!” I say. And then, with gusto, “It’s a good day to live!”

— Rivvy Neshama