Some Bitter , Some Sweet

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One of the things I learned early on is that if you take the sweet , you will have to swallow some bitter . That ’ s just the way it is . A few weeks ago , I was at a book conference and when I was done speaking one of the sisters asked , “ Who mentored you , since you mentor so many ?”

For several minutes I was speechless . Because it occurred to me that in the past several years I had been left mentorless .

My mom died in 03 , my godmother in ’ 04 , my aunts Elouise and Sadie in ’ 05 and with a couple of teachers , those had been my mentors , nurturers and more importantly the women who gave me a bit of bitter with my sweet . They all told me how smart I was , in some cases how beautiful and what I was worth . But , baby , they all — especially , Mama , aunt Elouise , and my godmother — straight told me what I needed to work on . Straight up . And when I think of them , I smile at some of the things they said and how they said them .

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And down here is the space to add the line lorem space very long and importaace here .

Some Bitter , Some Sweet

And down here is the space to add the line lorem space very long and importaace here .

One of the things I learned early on is that if you take the sweet , you will have to swallow some bitter . That ’ s just the way it is . A few weeks ago , I was at a book conference and when I was done speaking one of the sisters asked , “ Who mentored you , since you mentor so many ?”