I’m a true believer that no one ever graduates from this
thing call life or should be above the help of others. And I use the word
“help” in the broadest way…
In life we are gifted many opportunities to better
ourselves. Sometimes it is a direct, and obvious occasion. Sometimes it is a
feeling, a connection you have with something or someone that screams to your
soul, to your whole being. Growth, betterment will happen around that person or
in that predicament, so you seek and welcome that contact…
There are people you need to KNOW to understand their
message. There are those whose thoughts, words, and writings do not need a loud
voice to speak to who you are and who you aspire to be. They lead you without
actually physically leading you through an important phase in your life but
every step you take you perceptively know who and what is guiding you. He or
she could be a friend, a senior, a relative, a stranger…
“I've Learned That People Will
Forget What You Said, People Will Forget What You Did, But People Will Never
Forget How You Made Them Feel”~
Maya Angelou
When Maya Angelou wrote this sentence maybe she was talking
about what she took away from her interaction with someone else. Maybe thru her
journey, thru her earned wisdom she knew how important internal well being
brought in from self, something or someone was equal to none and would last a
lifetime…
Regardless of the source of this quote, there haven’t been
truer words spoken…
Almost forewarning to every steps, decisions, attitude,
choices we make…
I spend the day trying to solve one thing or another, troubleshooting
or resolving 1 issue after another… Finally on my way home I look at my phone
and I had a message from my cousin telling me she’d been looking for the blog I
wrote 28 months ago about Maya Angelou and all the influences (at the time) in
my life 2012-
Inspiration Motivation Still I Rise . I thought it was weird that she
specifically was looking for that one but didn’t think more of it… My sister in
Love called me and after chitchatting for a few minutes she was finally said “my condolences Rose”. “What are you talking
about” I said “You don’t know? Maya
Angelou die this morning and I thought of you because of how much you love her…”
While there are time in my life when I’m not sure if life is
passing me by or trying to run me over, what I have come to learn is that time
is teaching me all I need to learn by putting the right people on my path…
July 2004 I had the privilege of sharing a moment with Maya
Angelou; that interaction was one I will never forget. On that afternoon in
July, I met one of the biggest inspirations in my life and to this day I can
safely say I’ve never forgotten the way she made me feel. Her legacy will
sustain the ambition I still hold in my heart and help me RISE so for that I’m forever thankful and in her debt.
Rest in Peace Dr. Maya Angelou
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