self-confidence
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I am not a skinny girl. I have history on my bones. And babies and heartache and love.I am mother earth. I am my own homeland. The circumference of my thighs holds multiple worlds that only the bravest can navigate.
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I once lost a Starbucks. Seriously. It was April of 2012 on I-85 north of Atlanta. I saw a Starbucks and I made a mental note of it. Then, I dropped my son off a few exits down with his grandmother who had met us halfway from Florida. It was my kid’s spring break. This
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I recently had my yearly physical. I am perfectly healthy, thank goodness. My blood pressure is almost too low and I have a wonderful resting heart rate. I don’t need to take medically necessary prescription medications. With the exception of ongoing, slight anemia and a few aches of getting older, there is nothing physically or
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Early December I work at an outpatient mental health facility. A nurse pulls me aside and says,” Someone told me that you are a writer! And that you’ve published books.” Very few know this about me. Stunned, I smile, and explain, “Yes, I am a writer. I do have two books on bookshelves across America
Deonna Kelli Sayed 