tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137401711781939710.post267614155399144006..comments2024-02-27T05:14:10.139-05:00Comments on Life in Lesotho!: Rest in Power Maya AngelouJiggettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676495860335390861noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137401711781939710.post-85719668679455159022014-06-06T14:29:26.837-04:002014-06-06T14:29:26.837-04:00Hi Karen! It's so nice to hear from you!! I ag...Hi Karen! It's so nice to hear from you!! I agree with everything you said about Maya. Like you, she's a strong example of womanhood and a beautiful spirit, so it doesn't surprise me that you admire her. She will indeed continue to live on through her work and in us all. Sending love back to you, and please tell everyone I said hi!Jiggettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676495860335390861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137401711781939710.post-8119780199978083992014-06-04T08:39:28.186-04:002014-06-04T08:39:28.186-04:00Thank you, Jennifer....I LOVE Maya so much...she i...Thank you, Jennifer....I LOVE Maya so much...she is in my very marrow...each time I think of her as a young mute girl thinking her words had the power to kill, yet she has gone on to teach us all....well, my heart both sings and chokes with tears at the very same time. I remember seeing her in a big bed at Oprah's home, in pajamas, reading to Oprah, and I thought if I could choose a mother, I would choose Maya. She says that when she was mute, she was fascinated with listening to people speak and still the voice of others fascinated her and for me, well I could listen to her talk forever. When she came to Norfolk a few years ago, I was so excited to see her and bought a ticket for a young employee of mine, a woman of spirit and potential, who didn't yet know Maya....and oh, I wanted to share the wisdom and spirit and love. Her books and her poetry have meant so much to me, as a young girl who was a victim of abuse and as a young woman who was a survivor. In the last year I have been saying I really identify with the phrase "Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now", in new ways I am only beginning to understand in this, my 58th year. I can't say enough about how the grace and wisdom and love and VOICE of this magnificent woman has inspired me, and will live on through us. Sending much love to all in Lesotho....Karen Grattonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137401711781939710.post-37642001273416177012014-06-04T01:01:22.457-04:002014-06-04T01:01:22.457-04:00Thank you, Inspired Canvas. Her death has really l...Thank you, Inspired Canvas. Her death has really left me feeling sad but I'm thankful for her words and wisdom. What was your favorite work fom her?Jiggettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676495860335390861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137401711781939710.post-40471663096119326302014-06-03T14:19:35.641-04:002014-06-03T14:19:35.641-04:00Very well spoken! I adored her also. Very well spoken! I adored her also. Inspired Canvashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616201321037064808noreply@blogger.com