Because Words Matter

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Thoughts are great, but words have power. Let's use them wisely.

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About Cindy Villanueva

I'm a mother and grandmother, an author and speaker, a marketer and educator. I'm a walking enigma: an 8th degree black belt master instructor and a fledgling romance author. Who says you can't reinvent yourself in your sixties?

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