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Why isn’t every single one of these male CEOs asked why they’re discriminating against anyone who’s not a straight white cis man?”
“I see talent. Maybe you need to wonder why other companies aren’t seeing the skills that I see in the people I hire. What’s holding them back from being the best that they can be?”
“But trust in relationships is like fragile glass. How can you build on a cracked foundation? How can you be sure you’re getting the truth? You have to protect your own heart. No one else will do it for you.”
“Find me the empty soul who doesn’t get emotional over While You Were Sleeping.”
“Sometimes, good people make mistakes. It costs you nothing to hear someone out.”
“No. It does cost you something.” Because if you believed that person when you heard them out, and then they betrayed you, you ended up doubly hurt. Easier to give people one shot.
no matter how much money her family had or didn’t have. Sure, she’d had friends, those who had had her back. In that sea of rich, privileged snobs, her skin color and working class background had still made her a prime target for the assholes.
“Being vulnerable is a risk. Love—romantic, platonic, familial, it doesn’t matter what kind of love—is a risk.” She closed her eyes tight, tears leaking out. “Because you’re right. They can leave. They can die or be hurt or simply walk away.” Her eyes opened. “But a moment of that love, child, is worth it. If you have a second, a minute, a month, a year, a decade with that person? You count yourself lucky. You can use that love and the lessons it taught you to plant more seeds for love. You can live off that love for a lifetime.
In between deadlines, you can find Alisha traveling, tweeting, and hunting down the best place in town to get a taco.
Girl after my own heart! Love me some tacos!!!
