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Knowing When to Leave
“It takes courage to leave what no longer supports us.” -Veronique Barrot
“It takes courage to leave what no longer supports us.
Staying isn’t a sign of strength.”
Veronique Barrot, The Emotional Intelligence Network, LinkedIn
Know When to Leave
I wish I could just describe how these four words have brought back so many memories and feelings of my childhood. If I peeled back every layer of my life down to my very core of myself, I could feel these four words being the foundation of which I built my life upon. I wanted to share a story I hold dear to my heart as this is one of the stories my mother spoke to me about before she passed away in 2010 in hope that her story resonates with you and can be shared with your families, close friends, and children.
Let’s step back in time, shall we?
Monday, November 1, 1965
Second Paragraph: “She met romance on her tour.” Honolulu Bulletin
My mother, Gloria Parinas, Miss Hawaii Philippines of 1964, met my father by chance during a one night tour of the island of Cebu, Philippines, being one of her many prizes for the title. Her younger sister, Auntie…
