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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
On Maya Angelou
News just in that iconic American author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has passed away. She was 86. I can't help but think of what is likely her most famous qoute, because her words have resonated in me, and helped shape my own world view, almost from the moment I first heard them:
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Many hearts have broken today. She will be sorely missed.
ReplyDeleteWhat a woman, she waved the flag of Hope for all to see
ReplyDeleteAmen.
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