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My Sunday 'To Be' List

My Sunday 'To Be' List

By Stacey Lindsay
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I want 'to be” the generational curse breaker in my family. I want 'to be” the adult that I needed as a child. I want 'to be” an example of growth. I want 'to be” whole. I want 'to be” healed. I want 'to be” everything GOD created me to be. I want 'to be” a great father, husband, and friend. I want 'to be” a great public servant. I want 'to be” mentally, spiritually, emotionally, and physically healthy. In the words of Mary J. Blige 'All I really want is TO BE Happy!!!!”

Stacey Lindsay

Stacey Lindsay is a journalist covering women + society, and an editor at The Sunday Paper. Her first book, BEING 40: The Decade of Letting Go—and Embracing Who We Are (The Open Field/Viking Penguin) is available for pre-order.

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