More Maya

Today marks one month since the death of Maya Angelou.  A true Renaissance woman, her life was filled with many diverse experiences and roles ranging from recording artist to civil rights activist to professor.

Like many others, she was most influential to me as an author and speaker.  No matter if it was one of her books, her many appearances on Oprah’s show, or some other interview, Maya’s words were so powerful, so appropriate, so purposeful, so impassioned.  Her gift was unlike no other.

So in this super late post, I’m paying homage to Dr. Maya Angelou by highlighting my favorite quotes of hers; some directly as she delivered, others paraphrased by moi!

‘When you know better, you do better.’

‘Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.’

‘I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.’

‘Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.’

‘When you learn, teach, when you get, give.’

‘I am a Woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal Woman,
that's me.’

‘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.’

And my absolute favorite …

‘When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.’

May Maya rest in peace, beaming with pride knowing that she shared with the world her words and her lessons and they filled us and allowed us to be the best version of ourselves.  Well done!

Xoxo,