I was stricken with grief yesterday after learning about the passing of Maya Angelou, one of my greatest spiritual advisors. Her advice and kind heart has resonated with me for years, I love the beauty of her words. The first time I ever read any thing from her I was about 16 or 17 years old and grounded in my room. I guess the book belong to one of my sisters, but there it sat The Heart of a Women, found on a book shelf in my room. Once I picked it up I could hardly put it down. It was one of the first “non-school” books I had ever read. I didn’t exactly understand all of things she was describing but I loved the way she choose her words and the way the story spoke directly to my heart.
Over the years as when Maya spoke, I listened. Most of what I have seen has been for the Oprah show, her nuggets of wisdom just mean so much to me. Her heart is so true. I love that she has always attempted to the best person her heart will allow but acknowledges that this is a journey and every bump is a lesson. I love that she takes a pause before answering because she knows how powerful words can be. I love that her quotes are simple and so impactful. I love that when I am google searching for just the right inspirational quote to pull me out of darkness, her quotes are often one of the first to greet me. I love her kind soul.
Dr. Angelou, you will be greatly missed by me and I am sure by thousands of people all around the world. Thank you, thank you, thank you for being you and sharing your heart with the world. The legacy you left is beautiful and your words will resonate for years to come. People have been changed by you, I have been changed by you. thank you! Much love and blessings!
Some of my favorite clips of Maya….
This one screams to my heart and its funny as I pulled it up yesterday I watched it about 10 times and as advice from Maya usually comes, it had the perfect timing. You have to have a place inside of you that no one can touch! If you don’t take care of yourself first, you will look like a ninny. “Not me you don’t! Don’t you know that I am a child of God?” I love this!
The powerful lesson shared by Oprah and resonated world wide. When you know better, you do better. Those words are so freeing.
RAINBOWS in my clouds. I was once told that all of this positive energy I have, all of this spiritual knowledge that I live, all of this love I send out is nothing more than rainbows coming out of my ass (pardon the language) and in that moment it hurt. Discredited as a fake. As if all of the love and energy that I give is just a magic and pixie dust show that I turn on and off. And as those words sat with me for days and as I started to question my light, as I sat in prayer asking “is this true” I started to see rainbows and unicorns – everywhere. Instagram, emails, Facebook, My Little Ponies, this clip, in the sky, on flyers, billboards, you name it and I still keep seeing rainbows and unicorns with rainbows shooting out of their butts (literally) – everywhere. (see my instagram feed for examples) I believe in messages from the universe, all of those signs and this clip let me know to let that rainbow shine. That person was right – I am full of rainbows. I strive to be a blessing in other people’s lives – even if they can’t handle it. I am a blessing. I don’t take it for granted and I work hard to keep it shining. I awake each morning and think – be a blessing. Maya will always be a rainbow in my cloud. Thank you for this most important lesson in my life.
Words are things and so powerful.
I am a human being, nothing human can be alien to me. We are all human and we must remember it. I intend to use my energies constructively and not deconstructly.
beautiful.