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07/22/2024
"Hope and restoration... resilience and second chances... no experience is ever wasted... just great reminders of the human spirit."
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"Today my life is more valuable than it was before." Aparna describes her life like Kintsugi. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with gold making it more valuable than it was before it was broken.
Have you felt broken or imperfect beyond repair? Would you be willing to reframe that belief and see your life as having more value now? How would that change things for you? Tell us about it - we'd love to hear from you!
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07/20/2024
The world may see you based on surface things like the color of your skin or hair or the sound of your voice. Aparna learned that there is a God that sees beyond not only those surface things but beyond the deeper things. He sees the hurt, rejection, misunderstanding, and mistakes and likes you just as you are - for who you are.
Do you know this to be true? We'd love to hear from you - tell us why or why not!
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"Oprah was doing a show on domestic violence... broadcasting thousands of miles away in this little town in India... and I felt like she was talking to me... 'it's not your fault', 'you don't have to live in this', 'you deserve better'. I just felt the message was for me."
Locked in a room nursing the wounds from her abuser, Aparna felt like Oprah was speaking directly to her. And it was the first time she thought that there was life beyond her current circumstance.
Can you relate? We'd love to hear your story of finding hope!
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06/15/2024
"Wish you were a little lighter skinned". Colorism (discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group) was not something Aparna was aware of ... until she was. In India, she was not only the darkest in her class, she was the darkest in her school. For the first time, her sense of who she was was shaken.
Tell us what you think! What impacts could experiences of colorism have on an individual's mental health, self-esteem, or overall well-being?
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06/14/2024
Aparna Balasundaram is our guest on this episode of Story 512. We have the honor of hearing her story. Through sharing her personal and professional life journey we gain insight on how to embrace our brokenness and find hope in ourselves and in the world around us.
Welcome to Story 512, Episode 25!
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03/05/2024
"... you can't have success without failure... there is no such thing... don't give up, outwork people and just keep going."
Bill shares how the "blue collar working mentality" passed down through his family of steel workers really was the difference maker in his story.
He wasn't sure that he was the smartest in the room, but he was very sure that he wasn't going to let anyone in the room out work him.
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Does this resonate with you? Share your story! We'd love to hear it.
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