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\"lessons

My Father’s Books<\/p><\/div>\n

Like my mother<\/a>, my\u00a0babi\u00a0<\/em>is a beacon of wisdom. Here are the lessons I treasure.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Women are the heart of the family, and therefore, they deserve everything a man can give\u2014and more.\u00a0Without question<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  2. Households are a unit. You do what you can out of and for <\/em>love (and so, he does it all: cook, clean, errands, laundry).<\/li>\n
  3. You can create anything using only what you have. (He is the handiest and most creative, inventive person I know. One day I’ll write a list of all the things he crafted for fun\u2014or out of necessity.)<\/li>\n
  4. There is\u00a0always<\/em> a better deal. And there’s fun in saving money.<\/li>\n
  5. Our civic duties, as Americans, is a blessing\u00a0and<\/em> a right. So, vote. Attend town hall meetings. Do it all because you can and change starts at home.<\/li>\n
  6. Honey will move mountains. (Unfortunately, I take after my mother’s inability to be anything but straightforward.)<\/li>\n
  7. Bend, don’t break<\/a>. There is resiliency in flexibility and dogged determination.<\/li>\n
  8. There is more good than bad in this world; you just have to open your heart to see it. (For example: His belief in American freedom and possibilities is so beautiful, it hurts.)<\/li>\n
  9. Trust that there is a reason for everything. What is meant for you will be yours.<\/li>\n
  10. Honesty and truth will always prevail. Let your life and choices be guided by them.<\/li>\n
  11. The Bee Gees are one of the best, albeit most underrated, music groups of all time.<\/li>\n
  12. Pick the bolder color. Why choose black? Why hide in neutrals? (He was the one who almost persuaded me to buy my first pair of “heels,” a patent platform Mary Jane in cherry red. Mom was reluctant about heels at all, and eventually, caved… but if I chose the black pair. I still think about that red shoe I left behind.)<\/li>\n
  13. Just be yourself: which, second only to his love, was the best thing he ever taught\u2014and gave me freedom\u2014to be.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    .\u00a0 \u00a0.\u00a0 \u00a0.<\/p>\n

    xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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