Enjoy the pregnancy, not racing ahead and relishing the moment. I think people see pregnancy as something to get over with, but every stage of becoming a mother is really special.
Interpretation
Cherish each moment of pregnancy instead of rushing through it.
This quote emphasizes the importance of fully experiencing the journey of pregnancy rather than viewing it solely as a means to an end. Olivia Wilde encourages expectant mothers to appreciate every stage of this unique and transformative experience, recognizing that each step holds its own special moments and significance.
In practice
This quote could be shared at a baby shower to remind mothers-to-be to enjoy their journey.
The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily - that's the tragedy.
I had to decide what I was going to do, and what I was going to be. I was standing there, waiting for someone to do something , till I realised the person I was waiting for was myself.
Starting a long way off the true point, and proceeding by loops and zigzags , we now and then arrive just where we ought to be.
Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg, fall in love, or drop a jar of applesauce.
It is only when a woman is economically empowered that she can negotiate at household level with her husband about the number of children that body of hers can have.
It's a Little Leaguers game that major leaguers play extraordinarily well, a game that excites us throughout adulthood. The crack of the bat and the scent of the horsehide on leather bring back our own memories that have been washed away with the sweat and tears of summers long gone...even as the setting sun pushes the shadows past home plate.
Our unborn never got to grow, never got to see what's, next, In this world full of countless threats.
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