I do not want to be remembered as
a woman who was always exhausted.
I do not want to be remembered as
a woman who was always stressed,
always busy, always rushing, always
holding herself together and pushing
through. I would like to be remembered
as a relaxed woman, a compassionate
woman, a curious, joyful, pleasure
loving woman. A woman who works
hard and rests deeply, who loves
fiercely and lives peacefully. A woman
who knows her worth and her power,
who accepts her imperfections and
her vulnerabilities, who embraces
her limitations and her possibilities.
A woman who laughs and cries and
aches and loves and is enchanted by the
mess and magic and mundaneness of
is beautiful, shimmering life.”
— Nicola Jane Hobb