By Guyanese Girl
October 14, 2013
Guyanese Girl / About Author
Cloyette Harris-Stoute is a proud Guyanese nonprofit leader, tech enthusiast, and entrepreneur based in Queens, New York. She founded Guyanese Girls Rock Blog and Guyanese Girls Rock Foundation, Inc. and is Owner of Guyanese Girls Rock Apparels and Alliyette, a fine jewelry brand.
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie, Quoted in “Simple Abundance”, by Sarah Ban Breathnach
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Take a chance on you, it’s about time…
Stop putting your dreams and goals on the backburner to support others, or for fear of failure. It’s your turn to shine, so take a chance on you!
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Relationships last longer when you don’t tell…..
Relationships last longer when you don’t tell people about your personal problems. Remember – 20% of people don’t care and the other 80% are glad you have them.”
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Always follow your dreams….
“The best thing that you can do in life is follow your heart. Take risks. Don’t just take the safe and easy choices because you’re afraid of what might happen. Don’t have any regrets and know that everything happens for a reason.” unknown
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Letting go….
In the process of letting go for this new year you will lose many things from the past, but it will help you to find yourself.
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Always be your unique and authentic self….
You should always be your unique and authentic self. “The authentic self is the you that can be found at your absolute core. It is the part of you not defined by your job, function or role. It is the composite of all your skills, talents and wisdom. It is all of the things that are uniquely yours and need expression, rather than what you believe you are supposed to be and do. ” ~…
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Real Talk Thursday: A Man is Not a Financial Plan….
Don’t be dependent on him for your livelihood. Be self- reliant and pursue your own financial goals! Financially independent women can follow their dreams, stand up for themselves, are less stressed and have better higher self esteem.
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What’s stopping you from being the queen of your own domain…
Why wait to be someone else’s queen when you can be your own queen! The word Queen means woman – any women – a woman with or without riches, fame, position; women from any background, color or creed; women limbless or able-bodied; a Queen of her domain, a Queen to her King; her husband, a Queen is a woman, a woman is a Queen (Wisdom Beyond Being). So what’s stopping you from being the queen…
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Don’t Hate – Congratulate & Celebrate!
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Don’t let your fears and doubts hinder your dreams….
Fear can paralyze your life and prevent you from following your dreams. It’s all in your mind; – stop thinking about the hurdles and just jump over them.
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Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind …..
Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress. Melody Beattie
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Smile because life is a Gift…
If you are going through a tough time, you’ve already persevered by making it to another day. Leave your trials and troubles behind today and Smile because life is a Gift.
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Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets….
Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right and forget the ones that don’t and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a change, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it’d be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. –Anonymous
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