A mentor I deeply respect just entered hospice.

Before the drugs take his clarity, he sent me what he calls "the only life advice that matters."

I asked if I could share it.

He said: "Only if it makes someone stop waiting."

So here it is. Raw. Unfiltered. From someone who no longer has time for anything but his truth.

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Tell that person you vibe with just how much they mean to you. Tell them in words that leave nothing to misinterpretation. Even if you both know the moment or opportunity you have means that's all you'll ever share together. Tell them. Now.

If you meet someone who makes you feel in a few months what no other person has made you feel in years, then time together is irrelevant. That person works. Don't let your logic, or anyone else's, talk you out of doing something about it.

There's only one question that matters: is your life one of memories, or dreams? If the former, good work. If the latter, what the f#%k are you doing?

Tell the person who seems to revel in making your life hell to go f#%k themselves. By all means wait until you've sorted your escape plan, but don't let an opportunity to say your piece go to waste.

Everyone has an opinion on what you should do with your life. But not one of those people are living your life. So no matter how well intentioned they may be, they don't know what you should do. They just know what they would do. That is not the same thing, so do your thing.

Bad mistakes make better stories than talking about the bad mistake you narrowly avoided because you were very, very sensible.

No one remembers the early night they had.

We spend so much time worrying about what we should do that we end up missing the chance to do it. Then watch someone else do it and spend even more energy pretending we didn't want to do it anyway. You're not fooling anyone, especially yourself.

If you leave a cup of coffee on its own for too long, don't be surprised if you find it's cold. The same applies to friendships, relationships and ambitions.

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He's right. We wait for perfect timing that never comes. We protect ourselves from risks that don't matter when the clock runs out. We rehearse conversations we never have with people who won't be here forever.

I'm sharing this because someone reading it needs to stop waiting.

Make the call. Send the message. Take the risk. Tell the truth.

You have time.

Until you don't.

<3 EKO