Read Widely, Wisely, and Well by Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw

    Reading as many types of genres and types of writings is vital to being a well-rounded person. In any specific subject matter, read as many perspectives as possible with the caveat of vetting your sources for reliability and verification. A mix of fiction and non-fiction helps. The same caveat applies regardless of reading material. Read wisely. Filling the mind with nonsense and lies is not helpful.
     Once a piece of writing is chosen, then read well. Read to understand as well as to enjoy. Study what the author is saying. Then fact check as needed along the way and afterward.
      Be aware that what the mind feeds on becomes the reader, so feed your mind widely, wisely, and well.
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To Be Better Day By Day by Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. ~ Ernest Hemingway
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That is also my goal – to be a better person each day I live. It does require introspection, observation, critical thinking, and focus. These skills and other related ones need patient work & steady purpose and the humble attitude of accepting myself as I am. The fact is that I am who I am, no more nor less. So, I try my best with who I am with where I am & from where I come with what I have. This also requires much practice and humor as I am not often a fast learner and tend toward making mistakes.
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Accept Who You Are by Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw

Game of Thrones S01E01 - "Never forget what you are" - "Let me give you some counsel, bastard," Lannister said. "Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you."
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A hard lesson is to accept myself as you are & own it all. Then when a sneak attack broadsides me with something I feel shameful from my past, I can evenly & simply say, yes, I was that brat then, & I have worked to change that brat side of me. Or, if I truly do not remember whatever I am being accused of, I can simply say that I do not have any memory of that, but it does not reflect me now. Or, if it a slam against my body or something obvious, such as my size, I can smile and say, Yes, I am fat. Thank you for noticing.
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