Quotes about "Retirement & Later Life"

I made a choice before I lost my legs that I was going to live the best life possible and that I wasn't going to let this slow me down - and that choice has kept me moving forward. ”

It was challenging. It was never easy for me. My life changed suddenly, and I lost my health. I lost the body that I knew. ”

When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life. ”

I've never wanted sympathy votes in anything I do in my life. ”

If your life were a book and you were the author, how would you want your story to go? That's the question that changed my life forever. ”

I want to live a fulfilling life. ”

I was on my death bed, and I remember hanging on to these words, 'Don't be scared. You are going to live an amazing life,' and I have. ”

When you're a stay-at-home mother you have to pretend it's really boring, but it's not. It's enriching and fulfilling, and an amazing experience. And then when you're a working mother you have to pretend that you feel guilty all day long. ”

I cannot stress enough that the answer to life's questions is often in people's faces. Try putting your iPhones down once in a while, and look in people's faces. People's faces will tell you amazing things. Like if they are angry, or nauseous or asleep. ”

As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people's ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life. ”