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When Veronica was 8, she and her 3 siblings were abducted by their American father from her homeland in the Philippines. As an older sibling, she played the role of caretaker to her younger siblings. After 4 years, Veronica’s mother was able to find her children and move them out. Even though her mom struggled to raise 4 children on her own, she taught Veronica to be a warrior, express kindness and never lose hope. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– you are valuable
– you are strong
– don’t let go of your belief system
– never give up
– you can fix anything with kindness
– think well of yourself
– you can’t give your power away
– be kind
– take care of your health
– don’t be swayed by those around you
– be of service to others

https://veronicaslaughter.com

tags: Veronica, Slaughter, writer, author, Have, You, Seen, These, Children, Hawaii, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.wordpress.com 

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Growing up, Sharon felt she had no future, because girls were discouraged from attending college. Her future felt pointless. Sharon ran away from home with her older sister at the age of 16. At first, the hippie movement in California was wonderful, but she realized that it wasn’t what she thought it would be. Sharon was very depressed and felt suicidal. Then, she read a book, which helped her envision a place where there’s love and caring for one another. This gave Sharon hope and inspiration. She wanted to grab life and live it. Sharon realized that society’s expectations of women’s roles was most likely the root of her unhappiness. She felt empowered, because she didn’t have to follow those rules. Sharon expanded herself to go in new directions. She shares these nuggets of life wisdom:
– give life a try
– expand yourself and go in new directions
– life has a lot of opportunities for you
– connect with people

https://sharondukett.com 
https://www.facebook.com/sharondukettauthor 
https://www.instagram.com/sharon.dukett 

tags: Sharon, Dukett, writer, author, No, Rules, Memoir, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.wordpress.com

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Tina shares a story of her family’s difficult migration to the US to ultimately become US Citizens. She realizes that none of this would be possible without compassionate Americans stepping outside their comfort zones to help them. Tina feels so proud and thankful to be considered a part of the American fabric. She shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– love has no language
– we are a nation of immigrants
– never give me
– let’s pray about it
– love each other
– forgive each other
– if we choose not to give up, then there’s hope
– humble yourself and ask for help
– there is good in people

https://www.seminolethebook.com
seminolethebook@gmail.com 

tags: Tina, Siemens, writer, author, Seminole, Texas, Some, People, Never, Give, Up, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean
https://storiesthatempower.wordpress.com 

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