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The scariest part of knowing you have a patent pending on what would assuredly be a multi-life saving invention(protecting beings; whether child, elder, or pet left in vehicles), is living on a fixed income and trying to find funds to pay for the full invention status, while praying not to fail and something-again. #livingsecondbysecond #alliwantforchristmas https://www.instagram.com/p/CXeImT4L-zX/?utm_medium=tumblr

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What do you do once you've learned to love yourself, you're inspired by life, and your daughters give you a birthday gift filled with enticement? You turn the gift into a lasting memorial. Thanks @assassintattooolivia #livingsecondbysecond #tattooed #btsloveyourself #bestbirthdaygiftever #lifeisinspirational #neveragain😜 #imtoochicken https://www.instagram.com/p/CSfd1YxL9CN/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#july4th bit.ly/WeAreBeads I, too, sing America... Tomorrow, I'll be at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am. And be ashamed— I, too, am America. ~Langston Hughes https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ53m5Yjjol/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Things you notice when you're a background scrutinizer, aka: nosey and looking for plants... Amy Schumer has my vintage bowl🤣😂I use mine for Fiddle Leaf plants. #alwayswatching 👀 #growinupgreen #plantsofinstagram #urbanjungle https://www.instagram.com/p/CPn9PopjW-Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Ugh, I spent $39 on two pots of African Mask plants. Sooo, disappointed at the size. They're mini. Couldn't find the perfect spot for them. They're like newborns in a jungle. 😂 My bedroom is beginning to look like a rainforest. Even the nanny chair trying to fit in. #growinupgreen #plantsofinstagram ##urbanjungle https://www.instagram.com/p/COF7G1YDqDh/?igshid=6jnps5tc5ty7

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Black history, all day. Every day. In all sectors. https://www.amazon.com/Beads-String-Special-Intertwined-Biographical-ebook/dp/B003MZ0Q72 #BeadsOnAString #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory There isn't a faction we haven't touched and improved in some way. #thingslegendsaremadeof https://www.instagram.com/p/CKww187ALSI/?igshid=11mrcrkl88mau

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I love this artwork. Titled 46 by a talented brother, Laurence Cheatham(IG @thisissketch)! This is the link to his IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHaRmgSjWMv/?igshid=1b98r7guj0twk

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“Are you better off than you were four years ago? Is it easier for you to go and buy things in the stores than it was four years ago? Is there more or less unemployment in the country than there was four years ago? Is America as respected throughout the world as it was? Do you feel that our security is as safe, that we're as strong as we were four years ago?" ~ Ronald Reagan in 1980. 🇺🇸#864511320 Save America #BiddenHarris2020🇺🇸 🚨Make sure you're registered and haven't been purged. VOLUNTEER😷DONATE😷VOTE 🗳 EARLY in your state. ⏰ EARLY VOTE‼️with tsunami 🌊numbers, so Donald and the TP regime will 🔥 of total rejection. ✅Check the dates in your state. [💙TEXAS: Oct. 13-30TH] 👀 15-29 days before election. Avoid the long lines, republican gerrymandering, purging, and voter suppression. Republicans always cheat to win. https://www.vote.org/early-voting-calendar/ 🚶WALK YOUR BALLOT IN: If you feel unsafe about voting in person but now fear the USPS will be unable to deliver a “mail-in” ballot in a timely fashion. 1. Request a mail-in ballot. 2. Do not mail it. 3. Google your supervisor of elections to see where you can drop off your mail-in ballot. Its usually NOT THE POLLING PLACE. All states allow this! Also, when you drop it off find out how to track it online to make sure it is verified. California, Oregon, Washington Colorado have systems that can track your ballot just like tracking a package from Amazon. 4. or MAIL-IN ✉ by OCT 20th. Even if you Vote from abroad. https://www.votefromabroad.org/ 👥Don't want to ✉, 🤷🏼‍♀️then go to the booth. Be smart. Protect yourself. Wear a 😷. Wash your hands 👐 and social distance 📏so you'll be alive to 🇺🇸Save America. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEmU3xqgka3/?igshid=r4sdxen1ogyx

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"Mirror, mirror on the wall. I refuse to hear your beck and call. You can not show the best of me, For I am much more than you can see."- author unknown One glance in this mirror shows the fading of the past, a glimpse of the present and the hope for growth of the future. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEkUOHQDE8d/?igshid=c2zp9vpqz9so

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Auntie M's bed is the new play space. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEcf6t7j6c0/?igshid=1oafc7ak9pwlz

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Once, I had a fear of being who I am. Fear of putting my thoughts down. Of writing what I believe, of exposing myself to the universe...now I say, remember my name~ Ey Wade https://www.instagram.com/p/CEXKxrUD9rt/?igshid=14vkehab03k7w

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Not a lot of time to spend today. Setting up for a short morning writing session. This is one of my favorite writing corners. Just quiet enough that I can focus and just eclectic enough for a little bit of distraction! Now all I need is a cup of coffee. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEUjmkrjgJA/?igshid=1wzwn0ghuhjsg

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"The sun will rise and we will try again." — unknown One of the greatest things about life is being able to try again. Each day the sun rises to show us something new. I’ve always told my daughters that every new day brings an opportunity to learn something new or to take a new chance to get a “mistake” right. (I don’t believe in mistakes either! Just more new chances!) When they were young I loved watching them try and try and try again until they mastered new skills and topped new goals. Let’s all be inspired today to try something new, no matter how big or small. Let’s get out there and try again! https://www.instagram.com/p/CESCLAKDr8a/?igshid=1pgwekdcpgwp3

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I’m working on a new story and there’s a scene tearing up what I had in my mind. It’s as if the character refuses to listen to what I have planned for her and her explanation is so compelling and traumatizing, that I need to back out and contemplate the direction this story is heading. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEMxn4gjzlq/?igshid=61ktl80ulxb7

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“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”-Audrey Hepburn When my spirit is low, I need to walk through plants. Signs of growth bring hope. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEKPPhljlWb/?igshid=fzj9dgtjmdu1

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Something about being a Lovey and watching your grandkids grow. 💞 Over the weekend I got to spend uninterrupted Lovey time with Livi. We watched her fav movie "Ugly Dolls" three times. Janelle Monae sings her happy song, Unbreakable and it makes her dance. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEHxBGbjAmz/?igshid=1laqdn8nkp12l

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“My brother and I were both placed into foster homes at a young age. He was lucky—he went to a family called the Ripleys. I went through four different homes in three years, and each one was worse than the next. I’d get to see my brother every few months.  Ms. Ripley would take us for lunch at McDonalds, and that’s when she first noticed the scars all over my body. She immediately made arrangements for me to join their family. Back then the word ‘family’ didn’t mean much to me. But the Ripleys made me feel welcome in their home. Whenever I did something wrong, Ms. Ripley would sit me down and explain why it wasn’t OK. But then she’d say: ‘You’re not going anywhere. Because you belong to us now.’ Shortly after I joined the family, Mr. Ripley was diagnosed with cancer. And later that year he passed away. Ms. Ripley’s entire world fell apart. They’d been high school sweethearts. And now she was alone with two foster kids. Nobody would have blamed her for taking us back. But instead she took us to court and made it permanent. The three of us moved into a single wide trailer in Mississippi, and that’s where she raised us. She worked whatever odd jobs she could find.  We never had much, but we went to movies. We had family game nights. She kept us busy with little league and Boy Scouts. She must have been super stressed, but that’s not at all what I remember. I just remember the affirmation that she gave me. It was always: ‘You’re smart.’ And ‘You’re handsome.’ And ‘You survived all that stuff because you’re strong.’ She cried when I joined the Marines, but she knew it was my best chance for a college education. And eventually I graduated from law school. Last year I had a daughter of my own. And that really put me into an emotional tailspin. Because I realized how every little choice I make is going to affect her future. And then I started thinking about how different my life could have been. Because my early development had been the opposite of what a child’s should be. I should be broken, but I’m not. Because thirty years ago my Mom decided to keep me. And somehow, despite all her sadness and heartbreak, she poured enough love into me so that I could heal.”