Hollywood Icon Tina Louise, ‘Ginger’ from Gilligan's Island, on why it’s so important to involve yourself with volunteer work, to keep peace of mind and your head on straight

I have a poster that I was given from a health store that I helped when they were first starting. It says, “the secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely, earnestly”. That was said by Buddha, 560–480 BC. That was good advice. So you just have to deal with the day and you just have to pick yourself up and not stay down. Each person has to make their own effort to not dwell on the negative and find ways to deal and make the day positive. Forgiveness in certain situations is very important. It’s not easy, but we have to work at it because everybody’s very complicated.