Ameera JR

“A powerful way to cope when you are being drawn back to the Standard LifeScript is to ask yourself: Whose voice is telling me I need to do this?”
― Jay Zigmont, The Childfree Guide to Life and Money: Make Your Finances Simple So Your Life Without Kids Can Be Amazing

“This was not where I was expecting this conversation to go, but I was intrigued. “I keep thinking about all the times when I was invited to the beach with my friends and didn’t go because of the way my stomach looked. All the birthday dinners I skipped because I made all my own meals so I could obsessively count calories. I even skipped out on having friends over on my birthday because I didn’t want to have to eat cake.” I realized I wasn’t breathing. “That definitely resonates with me,” I told her, while looking at the floor, ashamed that it must have been obvious. Elizabeth looked me dead in the eyes and said, “I felt like I had to tell you this because I see myself in you. I never anticipated dying at forty. I always thought I would have more time. I wish I would have spent more time with my loved ones. I wish I’d just eaten the damn cake.” “That’s good advice,” I said softly.”
― Hadley Vlahos, The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments

“As time has passed, I’ve found it to be generally true in life that, in the end, things are usually okay. Sometimes it just takes a lot of hard work and uncertainty to get there.”
― Hadley Vlahos, The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments

“Your life plan must reflect your wants, needs, and wishes—not anyone else’s. If you live your life on someone else’s plan, you might just hit someone else’s goals and not be happy.”
― Jay Zigmont, The Childfree Guide to Life and Money: Make Your Finances Simple So Your Life Without Kids Can Be Amazing