I have to say. Today, was my second day attending a new church. I'm not religious, but it's nice to lean on God and to know he loves me. When I attended church today, it inspired me to write this post.
I am a brown girl of Indian descent. It means I was raised to be a maid, have no say in most and major life choices as to who I marry or have casual relationships with, and do not have any value.
My paternal grandmother had a tattoo on her wrist that separated her from other women. She had a tattoo that designated her as a servant.
This is what my father's generation saw, and is likely my mother's generation too.
My aunt, the daughter of my grandmother above, was the VP of Fiduciary trust of WTC tower two. She was my age, 35, when she died.
Me? I'm on my 2nd bachelor's degree. I'm a nursing student and literally had little to no support, financially or socially, because I don't have value in my family and culture. Nothing much was expected of me even in college because I am a girl. Nor was the fact that I earned scholarships that paid half of my tuition ever recognized by my father. My brothers got private college and morale support, and I got public college and no social support, just critical remarks.
My point is that good support, social and financial, is key to anyone's survival. I would also say that when I am low that gratitude for the fact things can be worse combined with an appreciation for my current situation, though be it sad temporarily, gets me through the day.
I find the key for me to have made the changes in my life that I did, I found validating people who make me feel good. I found people I can learn good things from and grow in a positive direction. Fortunately, in addition to God, myself, my best friends, husband, mentor, a senior classmate I confide in, and my medical team, Church is that for me too.
As my amazing late brother said, the real wealth is people. If you can trust your intuition to find validating people who inspire you and help you grow to be the person you wish to be, you will be wealthy at heart, healthy in mind, and maybe even monetarily healthy as well. I've noticed inspiring CEOs I've met tend to have great social skills, are good and humble at heart, and exude care in business that keeps clients and their employees coming back. This allows them to stay rich and mentally healthy too. Thus, I believe finding the right people, support and mentors, can make you financially and mentally wealthy as well.
Thanks Are In Order!
- Thanks to the Indian and Pakistani women who spoke up about their childhood with me, I see you and appreciate our shared experiences. We are one.#Deepika Kumari- India's first female archer
#malala yousafzai- Pakistani & youngest noble peace prize winner
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