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I Give Because I'm Blessed - I'm Blessed Because I Give by Moji Taiwo Book Review

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Author of I Give Because I'm Blessed - I'm Blessed Because I Give, Moji Taiwo and Nyabuoy Gatbel.  Reading this book gave me a lot of Aha! moments as a young woman who comes from a similar background. The challenges that Moji overcame are the challenges newcomers are going through today. This book can be a blueprint for overcoming fears, challenges and other people's ideas and opinions about ourselves. It is one woman's testimony of staying true to herself. Moji stayed true to her innate feeling of humanity and a sense of purpose since arriving in Canada as a young woman from Nigeria in the 1970's. She had every reason to fail and give up and back up. But she stayed and carved a life unique and special to her. A life that now becomes a blueprint for young people, newcomers and any person that needs the inspiration to move past their own blocks.  This book is all about mental fitness and being bold enough to stay the course. In a racially charged Alberta,