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Carla D. Wilson Laskey
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Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

·Jul 20, 2021

Compromising vs Standing Your Ground

Help, What Should You Do? — It’s not a matter of if you’ll ever compromise during your lifetime, but rather a matter of when. During our lives, there are times that for the sake of our sanity, or the cause of the greater good, we must compromise and/or acquiesce to someone else’s way of doing, thinking…

Life

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Compromising vs. Standing Your Ground
Compromising vs. Standing Your Ground
Life

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Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

·Jul 10, 2021

Truths We Can Learn About Life From 500 Piece Puzzles

One of my “mother-in-love’s”(i.e. my husband’s mother’s) favorite pastimes is to take her time putting together 500 piece puzzles. She has done this for years and loves to do it. The process is sometimes long and may take her a couple of days, or weeks to complete. The task requires…

Wisdom

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Truths We Can Learn About Life From 500 Piece Puzzles
Truths We Can Learn About Life From 500 Piece Puzzles
Wisdom

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Jun 30, 2021

Final Day of Pride 2021

Parenting With Pride —

LGBTQ

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Final Day of Pride 2021
Final Day of Pride 2021
LGBTQ

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Jun 21, 2021

Learn and Unlearn

Truth is, we can learn.

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Learn and Unlearn
Learn and Unlearn
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Published in An Injustice!

·Jun 11, 2021

When Killing Your Wife and Step-Daughter’s Girlfriend is the Solution

What happened to wisdom? — “This is a part of a greater issue in our society, especially black communities. It’s very difficult for us. We don’t have many safe spaces even with our family,” he said. “I don’t want my sister’s death to be in vain, I hope change does happen with homophobia and the…

LGBTQ

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When Killing Your Wife and Step-Daughter’s Girlfriend is the Solution
When Killing Your Wife and Step-Daughter’s Girlfriend is the Solution
LGBTQ

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Published in Cultured

·Jun 4, 2021

Words Matter

Haiku —

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Words Matter
Words Matter
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Published in CRY Magazine

·May 3, 2021

Using My Own Life As Inspiration for Writing

The World Needs Lions Who Write Their Own Stories Until the lion learns how to write every story will glorify the hunter. ~ African Proverb The prompt: “How comfortable are you with using your own life as inspiration for your writing? My answer: “I am comfortable.” My reason: “ When I use my own life, I write my own…

Inspiration

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Using My Own Life As Inspiration for Writing
Using My Own Life As Inspiration for Writing
Inspiration

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Published in Have Courage To:

·Apr 23, 2021

Define Your Own Success

It’s Personal —

Wisdom

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Define Your Own Success
Define Your Own Success
Wisdom

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Apr 21, 2021

The Resolution to Every Challenge is to Change

I Still Dream of A Better America, How About You? — All problems contain the seeds of opportunity, and this awareness allows you to take the moment and transform it to a better situation or thing. Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success I don’t know about you, but as an American, and more specifically, a Black American, lately I’ve…

Change

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The Resolution to Every Challenge is to Change
The Resolution to Every Challenge is to Change
Change

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Apr 14, 2021

Daunte Wright was ‘Accidentally’ Shot and Killed by a Cop and I Couldn’t Sleep Last Night

Another Unarmed Black Man Unjustly Killed…Again — Duante Wright was 20 years old, my son is 20 — how can we Black mothers ever sleep at night. I am sad beyond words — devasted, Rebecca Stevens A., Twitter Rebecca’s tweet immediately resonated with me because I am in the “…we Black mothers…” group she refers to, and…

BlackLivesMatter

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Daunte Wright was ‘Accidentally’ Shot and Killed by a Cop and I Couldn’t Sleep Last Night
Daunte Wright was ‘Accidentally’ Shot and Killed by a Cop and I Couldn’t Sleep Last Night
BlackLivesMatter

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Carla D. Wilson Laskey

Carla D. Wilson Laskey

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Using words to inspire, motivate, and encourage us all to positively impact the world for the greater good of all! https://linktr.ee/CarlaDee

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