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Becoming a Better Version of You

3 Crucial Steps to Feel Complete and Whole

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I think as women, we all want to feel complete and whole.

Do you remember that famous quote from Jerry McGuire?

You know the one, where Tom Cruise is looking intently at Renee Zellwegger, tears welling up in his eyes, and with passion and tenderness says “You complete me.”

I think that scene did something to all of us.

It touched us at one of the deepest places in our hearts and colored our view of love and relationship.

It made us think that another human being could say something, or look at us in a certain way, and fulfill the longing of our soul.

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Become Your Best Self: Here’s What it Takes

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Every once in a while, life will hand you situations that reveal how you need to become your best self.

I had one of these moments last week.

My younger sister had finally divulged the news that she was “seeing” someone. This information, a total shock and surprise to me (and everyone else in our family) sent me into a tailspin of questions, concerns, and cautions.

And like any big sister, I wanted all the details.

I promptly called her on FaceTime to give her what I called the Perotte Interrogation. I had a mental list of questions and information to gather, just so I could have the peace of mind that this young man, who looked quite nice and respectable from his Instagram profile, measured up to the standards I’d want for someone as precious to me as my baby sister.

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