7 Quotes by Charity Shumway

Taking care of yourself is one of the hardest jobs -- don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise. It's much easier to take care of others.

It sounds like a lot when you summarize it, but I don't do all of it every day. If you want to know the truth, most days I feel like I'm miserably behind and only doing about half of what I should be doing. But when you look back you can see that you're building something. I think people who say 'Don't look back' are crazy. I wouldn't survive if I weren't looking back and patting myself on the back all the time for making it this far.

But this? Pure serendipity. And maybe that made it the most precious thing of all because it could so easily not have happened. Maybe, once chance plays so big a part in your life, you realize more is out of your control that you'd like to think.

The real question isn't whether you like Robert, it's whether you like yourself when you're with Robert...

But this? Pure serendipity. And maybe that made it the most precious thing of all because it could so easily not have happened. Maybe, once chance plays so big a part in your life, you realize more is out of your control that you’d like to think.

The real question isn’t whether you like Robert, it’s whether you like yourself when you’re with Robert...

We get so used to thinking success means on thing,′ she said. ‘Like you can take a snapshot and see if you have it. It’s not like that. It’s your whole life, and you have years and years to work with. I always wants to tell young people, don’t be so hard on yourself. Life is long. Be patient.