In Every Space

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Prompt: What do you bring with you—mentally, culturally, spiritually—into every space? Or what do you want to bring into a space?

In every space, I bring with me all the memories I have encountered in life, the good and the bad. When I walk into a room, I must speak to everyone with a smile, if saying hello is not an option in that space. My parents taught me to always greet people when I enter the room. If it is someone who’s been in our family’s life for a long time, I am to address that person as “cuttin,” not cousin, although it means the same. Yet it is a more endearing salutation than just mister or missus or miss or cousin is not. Entering a room also requires me not to be judgmental. I believe the spirit of a room can change if you bring the peace and love with you. If I smile, I know some people might be suspicious of “why is she smiling? Who is she?” Yet that does not matter to me, because I believe what I bring into any space I enter can change the atmosphere. When I heard someone say, “Walk into a room like a higher power sent you,” I said, “That’s me.” I’m walking into every room like I’m on a mission.

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