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Providence Kitchen Dining Example of a large trendy medium tone wood floor and brown floor kitchen/dining room combo design with gray walls, a corner fireplace and a stone fireplace
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Home Bar Family Room Providence Mid-sized beach style open concept family room design with a bar, white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace, and a wall-mounted tv is an example.
Bedroom Guest Miami Inspiration for a mid-sized, carpeted, tropical guest bedroom remodel without a fireplace
Today, I encountered a little black girl who looked frail and seemed timid, and it nearly brought me to tears. There was something in her eyes, a glint of quiet pain, of low self-esteem. She seemed afraid to speak, to take up space, to simply exist in the fullness of who she is. And in that moment, my mind instantly went to my younger sister. And of course, to my younger self. I see so much of myself in my little sister. I love her with everything in me, and I would do whatever it takes to shield her from the cruelty of the world—from my father's rage, from society’s judgment, from the harshness I was never protected from. I couldn’t save my younger self from all the things that broke me. The things that silenced me, made me shrink, made me feel like I wasn’t enough. So when I see little girls like that—like her—I feel this deep, aching need to protect them. I glanced at her multiple times today, and she might’ve thought I was judging her. I wish I could’ve told her I wasn’t. That I cared. That in a world where others might overlook her or treat her like she’s invisible, I see her. I would be there for her. But I couldn’t say it. Because that would've scared her off. I hope I see her again. Sometimes, I wish I wasn’t this sensitive. I wish I could just numb myself just a little, so I wouldn’t have to feel so deeply all the time. But here I am, writing this with tears in my eyes. Empathy is starting to feel like a curse to me.
—A lady and Her Quill, Journal of wandering thoughts.
Beach Style Dining Room in Birmingham