What Matters Most Quotes

“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves. —PEMA CHÖDRÖN, WHEN THINGS FALL APART: HEART ADVICE FOR DIFFICULT TIMES”
― Chanel Reynolds, What Matters Most: The Get Your Shit Together Guide to Wills, Money, Insurance, and Life’s “What-ifs”

“We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. —PEMA CHÖDRÖN”
― Chanel Reynolds, What Matters Most: The Get Your Shit Together Guide to Wills, Money, Insurance, and Life’s “What-ifs”

“Jot down a few important personal details and passwords. Assign or update your beneficiaries. Update (or finally get) the right insurance policies. Finish your will, living will, and power-of-attorney documents. Plan for at least six months of expenses in a savings fund. Save for a long and lovely retirement or an emergency tomorrow. Prioritize the urgent items from the not-so-important.”
― Chanel Reynolds, What Matters Most: The Get Your Shit Together Guide to Wills, Money, Insurance, and Life’s “What-ifs”

“The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone. —HARRIET BEECHER STOWE”
― Chanel Reynolds, What Matters Most: The Get Your Shit Together Guide to Wills, Money, Insurance, and Life’s “What-ifs”

“That voice, my voice, the true voice. Life and death comes in and goes out and for that second there was no difference and the two felt exactly the same. Everything is all so very simple.”
― Chanel Reynolds, What Matters Most: The Get Your Shit Together Guide to Wills, Money, Insurance, and Life’s “What-ifs”

“Bonus: fill in the “in case of emergency” (ICE) info in your phone so that in case anything happens to you, your emergency contacts will be informed immediately. Most phones enable your emergency contact info to be accessed when your phone is locked.”
― Chanel Reynolds, What Matters Most: The Get Your Shit Together Guide to Wills, Money, Insurance, and Life’s “What-ifs”

“Over half of the adults in the US don’t have a will. Seven out of ten have not written down their end-of-life wishes. Out of all the twenty-year-olds today, over one in four will become disabled before retirement. About 40 percent of adults in America can’t cover a $400 emergency, and 25 percent have no retirement savings at all.”
― Chanel Reynolds, What Matters Most: The Get Your Shit Together Guide to Wills, Money, Insurance, and Life’s “What-ifs”