Hannah Qazi - Assignment 19: no regerts

I'll be honest, most of the advice I receive I reject. I hate being critiqued, but at the same time, I've come to accept my insecurities and learn to grow from them instead. I received a piece of advice just this morning, and in this case, I chose to accept it. It made me realize how unpredictable and sudden life can be. It was from a woman with stage four brain cancer, who ironically was a neurosurgeon herself and had studied to the areas her cancer was growing in. I was astonished by the fact she showed no sign of grief - she was smiling. When I asked her how she maintained such a positive disposition, she revealed her secret to me. She told me she'd taken each day for granted and she didn't want to ruin what she had left. But instead of making extreme decisions and fulfilling her every desire - she returned to the simplest of things that brought her joy. She took care of herself - meditated, ate pancakes daily and binged her favorite tv shows. She said it's ok to be a little selfish sometimes and remember yourself.