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.
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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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