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Joel Mwakasege"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://byrslf.co/@joelmwakasege" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="390a4b229e21" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="390a4b229e21" data-collection-slug="life-tips" dir="auto">Joel Mwakasege</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2016-01-26T09:45:46.976Z">Jan 26, 2016</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="1 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------1-----------------------" data-post-id="5ec18b6a55f6" data-index="1"><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-marginBottom60"><a class="" href="https://byrslf.co/a-good-writer-5ec18b6a55f6?source=collection_home---4------1-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------1-----------------------" data-post-id="5ec18b6a55f6"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">A good writer</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">She uses simple and clear language. 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background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">For The British Airways Team Who Helped Me During My Chronic Pain Episode.</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://byrslf.co/for-the-british-airways-team-who-helped-me-during-my-chronic-pain-episode-bce6a2b77a68?source=collection_home---4------15-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------15-----------------------" data-post-id="bce6a2b77a68"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">For The British Airways Team Who Helped Me During My Chronic Pain Episode.</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTight u-marginTop7 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal">I tried to squeeze the flight attendant’s hand but there was no sensation in my fingers and without any effort at all, tears filled my eyes</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://byrslf.co/@shaunamariehenry" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="fb94341fe80c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="fb94341fe80c" data-collection-slug="life-tips" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*GT_BGNFTaiP1aIngR9EGyQ.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Shauna-Marie Henry"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://byrslf.co/@shaunamariehenry" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="fb94341fe80c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="fb94341fe80c" data-collection-slug="life-tips" dir="auto">Shauna-Marie Henry</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2025-02-08T17:52:38.982Z">Feb 8</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="5 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------16-----------------------" data-post-id="4c35aa0abab3" data-index="16"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://byrslf.co/cycles-of-change-bob-dylan-politics-and-the-long-arc-of-progress-4c35aa0abab3?source=collection_home---4------16-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://byrslf.co/cycles-of-change-bob-dylan-politics-and-the-long-arc-of-progress-4c35aa0abab3?source=collection_home---4------16-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*hrwWgPGKCMHOPA9-HjatUQ.jpeg"); 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Progress may ebb and flow, yet our actions today define the world to come.…</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://byrslf.co/@skeachie" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="4cf1e0cf3161" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="4cf1e0cf3161" data-collection-slug="life-tips" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*CCB5MfOHIKKejOGzqoqGlg.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Shona Keachie"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://byrslf.co/@skeachie" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="4cf1e0cf3161" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="4cf1e0cf3161" data-collection-slug="life-tips" dir="auto">Shona Keachie</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2025-02-08T17:52:29.874Z">Feb 8</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="4 min read"></span><span class="u-paddingLeft4"><span class="svgIcon svgIcon--star svgIcon--15px"><svg class="svgIcon-use" width="15" height="15" ><path d="M7.438 2.324c.034-.099.09-.099.123 0l1.2 3.53a.29.29 0 00.26.19h3.884c.11 0 .127.049.038.111L9.8 8.327a.271.271 0 00-.099.291l1.2 3.53c.034.1-.011.131-.098.069l-3.142-2.18a.303.303 0 00-.32 0l-3.145 2.182c-.087.06-.132.03-.099-.068l1.2-3.53a.271.271 0 00-.098-.292L2.056 6.146c-.087-.06-.071-.112.038-.112h3.884a.29.29 0 00.26-.19l1.2-3.52z"/></svg></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col u-xs-size12of12 js-trackPostPresentation u-paddingLeft12 u-marginBottom15 u-paddingRight12 u-size4of12" data-source="collection_home---4------17-----------------------" data-post-id="6e392adf7ed1" data-index="17"><div class="u-lineHeightBase postItem"><a href="https://byrslf.co/feel-like-you-live-in-a-culture-you-dont-belong-to-same-6e392adf7ed1?source=collection_home---4------17-----------------------" data-action="open-post" data-action-value="https://byrslf.co/feel-like-you-live-in-a-culture-you-dont-belong-to-same-6e392adf7ed1?source=collection_home---4------17-----------------------" class="u-block u-xs-height170 u-height172 u-backgroundSizeCover u-backgroundOriginBorderBox u-backgroundColorGrayLight u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/0*jspZP1xhwlAebxO4"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">Feel Like You Live In a Culture You Don’t Belong To? Same.</span></a></div><div class="col u-xs-marginBottom10 u-paddingLeft0 u-paddingRight0 u-paddingTop15 u-marginBottom30"><a class="" href="https://byrslf.co/feel-like-you-live-in-a-culture-you-dont-belong-to-same-6e392adf7ed1?source=collection_home---4------17-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---4------17-----------------------" data-post-id="6e392adf7ed1"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-letterSpacingTight u-lineHeightTighter u-breakWord u-textOverflowEllipsis u-lineClamp3 u-fontSize24">Feel Like You Live In a Culture You Don’t Belong To? 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