Life Doesn't Have to be Perfect to be Wonderful

<p>Richard Todd Canton knows all too well that when tragedy strikes you can either triumph or fail.</p><p>When he was accused of a sexual offense while working as a teacher's assistant he looked right into the lens of a television camera and said he'd stood up for every kid in town and he hoped that someone would stand up for him. Almost everyone did exactly what he asked.</p><p>A tireless worker he's also been a waiter a store clerk a television host an author and a newspaper column writer-all at the same time. Long hours have been tough but he's gotten satisfaction out of the work.</p><p>In this series of vignettes he urges readers to:</p><p>��� Never give in to labels or opinion; be your own person.<br>��� Never give up on yourself or others will surely follow.<br>��� Accept the things you cannot change like death; embrace <br> both good and bad memories and keep marching.<br>��� Make something good out of life's toughest situations.</p><p>Through a divorce and losing family members and friends there were times Canton felt lost but he's always managed to survive. You can too with the realizations in <i>Life Doesn't Have to be Perfect to be Wonderful</i>.</p>