It fills me with JOY that one of my inspirations
Maya Angelou
received the Medal of Freedom this week.
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| Photo from Maya Angelou.com photo gallery |
It fills me with JOY to remember that the winds
of Seattle's Inauguration Day storm in 1993
waited to blow out the power until after
Dr. Angelou had delivered her inaugural poem.
Dr. Angelou had delivered her inaugural poem.
It fills me with JOY to remember a wonderful
Black History Week during which my employer
brought Maya Angelou to recite poetry in
the headquarters auditorium and I was able
to sit in silent awe and let her powerful words
and the sound of her velvety musical voice
and the sound of her velvety musical voice
wash over me.
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| Photo from Maya Angelou.com photo gallery. |
It fills me with JOY to hear her say
in Oprah's Master Class segment
Words have power. Use them carefully.
Love liberates. It doesn't bind.
Prepare yourself to be the rainbow in someone's cloud.
because she unwaveringly gives voice to truths
that reside in my heart.
Won't you share it with us?
To play along:
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2. capture the URL of the specific post
and paste it into the Mr. Linky box
along with your name.
3. visit other players -- as many as possible --
and let their joy infect you.
Leave them a comment about their post.
Let's start an epidemic of joy!
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15 comments:
yes, i love her too. this is a deeply satisfying post. i can hear her voice...
I love her too.. [I use her quotes alot in my journal]
shared my JOY for this week.
She bowls me over,
love to you Meri for this beautiful connection,
Sue x
she is also one of y heroes...and this post is a beautiful tribute to her,from your heart...seems like you have had some precious close moments with her. How wonderful.and JOYful.
What JOY you are bringing to the world. I love Maya Angelou - I too use her quotes a lot in my journals and postings.
This is my first JOYful Thursday!
This is a beautiful post about an amazing woman. Feels kind of funny that you wrote about such a powerful figure in the American consciousness and I wrote about my cats. ;) But that is the wide spread impact of joy !!! Happy Thursday!
I too, love Maya Angelou. she is such a soulful and caring person, so real. How wonderful that you got to see her in person.
she is truly amazing...such wisdom and grace.
i adored her spirit and words
i adore you too
I first read Maya Angelou years ago when I was going through a painful divorce. She gave--and still gives--this caged bird a reason to sing!
Incandescent Joy
A stack of books. A cup of tea. A cookie warm from the oven. Solitude (but also friends, especially the ones who make me laugh).
Do you think that Maya can remember what SHE reads? I'm thinking of your comment about how you like to read books for your reading group a day or two before . . . (I do that, too!).
All of these good and powerful words washing over me; I wish that I could remember more of them!
Yes. Maya is tops in my book!
She is a wise & wonderful woman ineed!Love her!Thanks for the great post!
Blessings!
Hi Meri,
I left a very long comment and I don't think that it took. I love Maya Angelou. I saw her in person in Santa Barbara years ago. She is an astonishingly dynamic and charismatic figure and a true cultural icon at this point in history. I well recall the inaugural poem and have a bound copy. I love your post and what you have shared here. It is a truly joyful thing. I am also glad that she won the medal. If this is a repeat just get rid of the comment.
xoxo,
Noelle
I love her, and clearly remember that day in 1993 when President Clinton was inaugurated and Maya read that poem. Oh...the good old days. thanks for sharing the joy, her quotes are awesome. I'm hoping to share some joy next Thursday, I love that you're hosting this! have a beautiful weekend.
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