Maya Angelou's 'Alone':

“We survive in exact relationship to the dedication of our poets,” wrote Maya Angelou in her novel “I know why the caged bird sings.”

When asked in interview many years later Maya is quoted as saying “We are the sum total of everything you’ve see, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot-it’s all there.  Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.  I don’t use vulgarity, and I won’t have it around me, and no pejoratives, because those words are meant to dehumanize people.  If it’s poison in a vial and has a skull and cross bones on it, and you pour the content into Bavarian crystal, it’s still poison.

This week I want you to hear Maya’s message of self love.  It is vital to remember how precious you all are.  Be mindful of what you do, say, think, are.  Be assured of how special you are.  Be sure to remind yourself how loved you are.  Be kind to you this week.
 

Maya Angelou's 'Alone':


Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home

Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
And I don't believe I'm wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

There are some millionaires
With money they can't use
Their wives run round like banshees
Their children sing the blues
They've got expensive doctors
To cure their hearts of stone.
But nobody
No, nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Now if you listen closely
I'll tell you what I know
Storm clouds are gathering
The wind is gonna blow
The race of man is suffering
And I can hear the moan,
'Cause nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Enjoy your week

Mary Jo x  x

This week I want to share a little encouragement because in our world, and maybe our own private lives, we may be going through a difficult time.  We never know what pain a smiling face may be hiding or the pain that some people carry daily in their hearts.  When we are having difficulties in our life, however we define our difficulties; it is a challenge to be open to others pain.  If we can realise that others are hurt too, it can help us not to feel so alone.

My hope for all this week is that you treat yourself with love.

Get up, get moving, lift your feet
To the rhythm of your life’s beat
One step forward, one step back
Head up, deep breath, keep on track.
Clap your hands, move together
Tandem bodies, flow together
One step forward, two steps back
Head up, deep breath, keep on track.
Twin hearts beating round, fired up,
Dancing, tuned to universal sound.
One step forward, one step back,
Head up, pay attention, deep breath, keep on track.
Consuming passions reach higher, higher
Ignited, fuelled by twin flame fire.
One step forward, two steps back,
Head up, deep breath, still on track?
Crackling, sprightly, sparkling heat
Dancing, romancing,
The rhythm of life’s beat.
One step forward, one step back,
Head up, deep breath, are you still on track?