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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 best grandmother in the world. I want 'to be” a responsive, truthful and reliable actor. I want 'to be” a creator of love, joy, happiness and peace. I want 'to be” the owner of a beautiful home on the beach in a safe and idyllic place. I want 'to be” the spouse of a man who is loving, considerate, healthy, god-fearing, financially secure, kind, witty and generous. I want 'to be” part of the good solutions to making the world and my industry work better for black people. I want 'to be” healthy, loving, wealthy, vibrant and energetic forever.

Stacey Lindsay

Stacey Lindsay is a Seattle-based journalist and senior editor of The Sunday Paper. Her forthcoming book, BEING 40: The Decade of Letting Go—and Embracing Who We Are comes out May 5th from The Open Field and is available for pre-order.

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