When you want to join a prestigious social club, do you wonder if your race will make it difficult to join? If you do well in a situation, do you expect to be called a credit to your race? Or to be described as different from the majority of your race? If you need legal or medical help, do you worry that your race might work against you? If you take a job with an affirmative action employer, do you worry that your co-workers will think that you are unqualified and were hired only because of your race? Do you worry that your children will not have books and school materials that are about people of their own race? . Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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  1. Have the courage to rise from the challenges of life like a phoenix from the flames or you'll get lost in the ashes of despair, pain, and regret.

  2. Even small positive shifts in thinking, create huge results if you are consistent in your efforts

  3. Life is not a race.... Everyone can win, so stop going around in circles.

  4. Discover a deep, healthy love for yourself.... Relationships are meant to complement your life not complete it. If you're unable to bring a healthy sense of self-love into them you will always be seeking validation and end up disappointed by your expectations of others.

  5. If you have to chase, beg, or plot for love.... It will run away at the next "best" offer.

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