It was when I started blogging, going through the net searching for inspiring quotes to share and receiving comments telling me how much they are loving this beautiful soul, that I finally started noticing her – Maya Angelou.
Angelou died on the morning of May 28, 2014 and during her memorial service, her son, Guy Johnson stated, “She left this mortal plane with no loss of acuity and no loss in comprehension”.
Despite being in constant pain due to her dancing career and respiratory failure, she wrote four books during the last ten years of her life.
To be frank, I’ve not seen any of her performances nor read any of her written works and I didn’t even know about Maya Angelou until two years ago.
So, am I being very hypocritical to draft this tribute post just for the sake of posting?
Perhaps I am.
The reason why I am still doing so is because I feel thankful to be able to come across some beautiful and enlightening words by her in which I’ve shared in one of my previous posts — I’VE LEARNED THAT — and sometimes, it only takes something as little as a few words to make a difference in our lives.
You rose into my life
Like a promised sunrise
Brightening my days
With the light in your eyes.
I’ve never been so strong.
Now I’m where I belong.
(Maya Angelou)
Dear Maya Angelou
Now you‘re where you belong
The words that you’ve left behind will continue to shine on
This is our 300th post and we are using this re-blog to thank this lovely soul for an enlightening post and her special mentions to this humble online store of ours.
A big thank you to this lovely soul,Sagedoyle, for sharing his happiness with us and with this last sharing received, we shall wrap up our ‘Happy List’ series at this moment.
If you lovely souls would like to share your happy list with us after reading this post, do feel free to fill up our comment box with all your happy lists so that we can share with all the lovely souls out there!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Vijay @ HEM and Sagedoyle and for sharing this lovely award with us on 5th Jan 2014 and 27th April 2014 respectively:
These two lovely souls love reading and of course, writing, each having their own unique styles. Do free feel to pay them a visit and indulge yourselves in their writings.
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England.
The name probably comes from the Readingas, an Anglo-Saxon tribe whose name means Reada’s People in Old English,or less probably the Celtic Rhydd-Inge, meaning Ford over the River.
By 1525, Reading was the largest town in Berkshire, and tax returns show that Reading was the 10th largest town in England when measured by taxable wealth.
The town continued to expand in the 20th century, annexing Caversham across the River Thames in Oxfordshire in 1911.
“Angry people are not always wise.”
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Portrait of Jane Austen, drawn by her sister Cassandra (c. 1810) – Wikipedia
Jane Austen attended Reading Ladies Boarding School, based in the Abbey Gateway, in 1784–86.
“Always forgive your enemies – nothing annoys them so much.”
Oscar Wilde
Photograph taken in 1882 by Napoleon Saron – Wikipedia
Oscar Wilde was imprisoned in Reading Gaol from 1895–97.
After his release, he lived in exile in France and wrote The Ballad of Reading Gaol, based on his experience of the execution of Charles Wooldridge, carried out in Reading Gaol whilst he was imprisoned there.
“Just because you’re offended, doesn’t mean you’re right.”
Ricky Gervais
Gervais at Comedy Central’s “Night of Too Many Stars” in 2010 – Wikipedia
Ricky Gervais is from Reading.
He made the film Cemetery Junction, which, although filmed elsewhere in the UK, is set in 1970s Reading and is named after a busy junction in East Reading.
I’ve received a notification for our 2nd year with WP during last week but I had to give it a miss on that day due to my health condition. After resting for almost two weeks, hopefully I am able to get back to whatever I’ve left behind.
This is another song sharing post since my mind decided to play out this song out of the blue (I was not even reading or watching anything related to romance…LOL).
I’ve gotten to know this oldie from a Korean drama “The Last Dance”many years ago and was immediately attracted by its tune and lyrics.
Hope all you lovely souls out there enjoy this sweet song and thank you so much for sharing your wonderful love with us for the past two years.
As I was reading a post and made a comment, I started the line with “No Matter What” and the song by BoyZoneimmediately came into my head.
So, as you lovely souls are aware that I would always make a sudden post whenever a song comes into my head and together with Maya Angelou‘s very enlightening words, I would love to share this beautiful song with you all:
I’VE LEARNED THAT…
No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I’VE LEARNED THAT…
You can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things:
a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I’VE LEARNED THAT…
Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life.
I’VE LEARNED THAT…
Making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.”
I’VE LEARNED THAT…
Life sometimes gives you a second chance.
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.
I’VE LEARNED THAT…
Whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
I’VE LEARNED THAT…
Even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.
I’VE LEARNED THAT…
Every day you should reach out and touch someone.
I’VE LEARNED THAT…
People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
I’VE LEARNED THAT…
I still have a lot to learn.
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.