Stephanie Lahart

Dare to be different. Dare to accept yourself for who YOU are. Dare to live your life without limits. Dare to follow YOUR dreams. Dare to explore, experience, and make mistakes. Dare to live your life without being afraid. Live, learn, and grow. It__ your life! Make every decision that you make count for something. Always know your value as a person and don__ allow anybody to make you feel anything different. You may have to stand alone at times, but don__ be dismayed. There__ something special about you! Allow yourself to shine and dare to do the unknown.

Your personal thoughts carry so much power. It__ important to be mindful of what you spend your time thinking about. Make sure that your thoughts aren__ defeating you or your purpose in life. Fear, doubt, and a negative attitude will continually hold you back. Your journey may be a bumpy one, but I encourage you to never give up! Giving up only does one thing: It keeps you from ever knowing what could have been. Don__ allow your uncertain attitude to be the reason why you don__ succeed. It__ a very sad thing to live your life with regrets. So therefore, giving up is NOT an option for you. Don__ even entertain those thoughts. KEEP MOVING FORWARD, no matter what!

This FEMINIST Goes Hard.

It__ so easy and convenient to buy our children gifts, but I encourage and challenge you to give them gifts that TRULY matter! The gift of unconditional love. The gift of encouragement. The gift of support. The gift of friendship. The gift of communication, understanding, and patience. The gift of guidance and support. The gift of quality time. And the gift of loving them for who THEY are. Material things are nice, but NOTHING compares to genuine love! Parenting should be taking seriously.

Do what makes YOU happy. Focus on what brings YOU joy. Appreciate and do more things that make YOU smile. Live your life for yourself. You matter! You count! You__e deserving of true happiness! This is YOUR life. Live it to the fullest! Live life with no regrets.

They said that you would never make it, but you did. They said that you would quit, but you persevered and fought through every obstacle that came your way. They said that you didn__ have what it takes, but you proved them ALL wrong. Not only do you have success, but you have peace and joy within. You never compromised your character and you tackled everything with dignity. You didn__ allow any challenges to discourage you, because you knew all along that there was a winner in you. You doubted yourself at times, but you didn__ allow anything or anybody to keep you down. You made it! Be proud of your accomplishments! Enjoy all of the benefits from your hard work and dedication!

Say NO to negativity and say YES to positivity. Negativity has no place in your life.

Replace the word can__ with can. Know that you can, believe that you can, and know with ALL of your heart that you will. You will succeed in spite of any obstacles that may try to hinder you! There__ so much power in having a positive attitude, positive mindset, and positive outlook.

Stop focusing on your past mistakes. Don__ be ashamed of the things that you__e done. We ALL have made mistakes. Don__ you see? All of those things helped shape you into the beautiful person that you are today! Hold your head up high because you didn__ allow your past mistakes to consume you. You learned! You conquered! You became a better YOU. Be proud of who you are TODAY!

I don__ mind failing because that means I__ trying. But giving up, now that__ something that I__ just not willing to do. I will continue to try and try again. I will keep my peace, stay focused, and know that my time will come. My positive attitude will not depart me. I will hold it close and keep on striving, knowing that what__ meant for me, will be. Nothing and nobody can stop it! My dedication and hard work won__ fail me, but most importantly, I won__ fail myself. I__ a winner and I__ a fighter! I don__ allow challenges to stop me.

Your attitude can either be your best friend who has your best interest at heart or your worst enemy who wants to see you fail, destroy your life, and be miserably unhappy. It__ imperative that you check your attitude. Make sure that your attitude is working for you, not against you. There__ limitless value in having a positive, empowered, and optimistic attitude! Choose wisely which attitude you give life to.

I have, and always will, respect people that keep it real no matter what. Most people say __ust keep it real with me,_ but the fact of the matter is this: Most people can__ handle the truth, don__ want to accept the truth, deny the truth, or simply aren__ willing to face THEIR truth. The next time that you tell somebody to be honest with you, make sure that you mean what you say. Have the courage to pay more attention, listen, and observe. But have greater courage to acknowledge __hat is_ and face YOUR truth with boldness. The truth is better than a lie any day. Be fearless!

Don__ be afraid to stand tall in YOUR truth! Boldly and confidently face everything that has, and is, keeping you bound. Fight for your inner peace! Fight for your happiness! Fight for everything and everybody that__ important to you! You are NOT a victim! Don__ even play into that. You owe it to yourself to LIVE! Live your life without the regrets, without the resentments, without the unforgiveness, without the blame game, without the self-pity, without any and everything that keeps you from experiencing true joy within! You are too important to waste your life away! Learn to appreciate and value your life, but most importantly, learn to appreciate and value yourself! You count too, no matter what you__e done!

Stand tall and face YOUR truth. Speak boldly and be confident in what you say. Don't just dream, but take the steps to get where you want to be. Stay motivated, determined, and focused because YOU are worth it! Giving up is NOT an option. Keep your eyes on what matters and what's truly important.

Black Girls_ Don__ be afraid to use your voice. Your thoughts, opinions, and ideas are just as important as anybody else__. When you speak, speak with boldness and purpose. Have courage, be confident, and always be true to yourself! Live your life fearlessly! Your voice has GREAT power; don__ be afraid to utilize it when needed. You__e NOT an angry Black woman; you__e a woman who has something important to say. Your voice matters and so do YOU.

Black Girls_ Naturally resilient! We persevere, stand tall, and fight to the end. We don__ give up! We make moves and succeed. We__e go-getters by nature. We are stronger than most. We are unstoppable! Fearless and confident in our capabilities. WE are Black Girl Strong! #Incomparable

Black Girls_ Beautiful in EVERY shade and size. We__e got that special something! Our melanin is exquisitely beautiful! Love & embrace the skin that you__e in. Our skin tones represent beauty. Light, brown, and dark skinned girls are equally gorgeous!

Black Girls_ Always believe in yourself, even if nobody else does! Sometimes in life, you won__ always get the encouragement and support that you desire, but don__ allow that to stop you from accomplishing YOUR dreams. You__e got to learn how to encourage yourself and be happy for yourself in spite of. Everybody won__ be happy for you, and that__ okay. Be happy for yourself and always see the best in yourself! Do it for YOU. Don__ focus on the negative. Negativity is only a distraction. Stay the course and stay focused! Be encouraged and do GREAT things. You__e got this!