March 30 — Did you receive any advice or words of wisdom from your mother or another female ancestor?

My mother taught me to believe in myself and that just because someone else had more money, more advantages, or more opportunities that I shouldn’t feel they were better than me, or that this made me less of a person.  She also taught me not to give up just because something seemed difficult or impossible to accomplish.  Mom was a very smart woman and while at the time I couldn’t understand the lessons or principles she was trying to teach, I can truly appreciate them now.