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"One Moment in Time" - Whitney Houston

I think of my family, specifically the strong women that make up the majority of it, when I hear this song. My mother, my sisters, my cousins, my aunts, and my belated grandmother. This overall stereotype that exists from culture to culture that deems women to have very little choices, taking on a more submissive role and keeping quiet when they should speak up, does not apply to us. Though some of us were taught how to cook, it was looked at as a talent vs. a mandatory skill we had to learn. And even though some stay home to raise their own family, this too, was a choice that we view as an achievement vs. an assignment.

Family is precious. Though we bicker and often nag, we know the truth is we are the reason that makes us who we are. We pride ourselves not only in our size, but also our impact on each other. We work hard to get what we want in life. We are perfectionists. We don't know how to settle for less. We push on and add on and continue to put our hearts into all we do because it is all we know how to do. And this mindset, this way of being, is passed on from generation to generation so that we can continue to break what is considered "normal," to argue what is thought of as "acceptable," to show that we simply can.

Lyrics:

Each day I live
I want to be
A day to give
The best of me
I'm only one
But not alone
My finest day
Is yet unknown

I broke my heart
Fought every gain
To taste the sweet
I face the pain
I rise and fall
Yet through it all
This much remains

I want one moment in time
When I'm more than I thought I could be
When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away
And the answers are all up to me
Give me one moment in time
When I'm racing with destiny
Then in that one moment of time
I will feel
I will feel eternity

I've lived to be
The very best
I want it all
No time for less
I've laid the plans
Now lay the chance
Here in my hands

Give me one moment in time
When I'm more than I thought I could be
When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away
And the answers are all up to me
Give me one moment in time
When I'm racing with destiny
Then in that one moment of time
I will feel
I will feel eternity

You're a winner for a lifetime
If you seize that one moment in time
Make it shine

Give me one moment in time
When I'm more than I thought I could be
When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away
And the answers are all up to me
Give me one moment in time
When I'm racing with destiny
Then in that one moment of time
I will be
I will be
I will be free
I will be
I will be free

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