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Mar 16, 2023Liked by Kara Cutruzzula

You know who came to mind while I read this? First, one of my old bosses. I remember when I screwed something up and was really upset about it. His encouragement was, “look at everything you did right.” And that’s all. He walked away after that. That had to be over forty years ago, and I still remember it. The second person that came to mind was my sister. When I got laid off in 2004 and decided to start my own business, she told everyone she knew how proud she was of me. She handed out my business card. She lived in Missouri. I live in Nebraska. I was offering drafting services. She had nothing to gain. Then I read the static part and I thought about how both of them were dead now. The third person that came to mind was a friend that came into my life when I was heavily pregnant with my last child thirty years ago. She hasn’t read my work, but she encourages me to continue. And she’s alive. I wonder if it makes any difference if the voices that I choose to listen to are past or present? Probably not.

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Mar 16, 2023Liked by Kara Cutruzzula

my grandpa! He would tell me he always knew that I had so much to give, and that I would do it just right. ♥️

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