Maya Angelou is one of my heriones and she recently came up in conversation with a good friend reminding me to include her in this blog.
Her poetry is intelligent wisdom borne from the unimaginable knocks she has survived. But in thinking about my blog, one of her quotes caught my attention the other week....
It doesn't apply just to us single or to young girls, but can apply to every woman on this planet. It's about having the guts and energy to go for it. For me, it connected to the idea that without a man around, we are often forced into a corner and have to make some incredibly hard decisions. Perhaps take leaps of faith which none of us really expected to have to take. And we face doing this on our own without much support from society (see previous posts). Where are the not-for-profits with advice lines for us, eh?
But if Maya Angelou can endure certain horrors and use it as inspiration for her works, then surely, we can find strength to fight for what we want as single women, without a partner to hold a safety net underneath our feet as we take leap after leap.....
C'mon!
Much love
x
Her poetry is intelligent wisdom borne from the unimaginable knocks she has survived. But in thinking about my blog, one of her quotes caught my attention the other week....
"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass."
But if Maya Angelou can endure certain horrors and use it as inspiration for her works, then surely, we can find strength to fight for what we want as single women, without a partner to hold a safety net underneath our feet as we take leap after leap.....
C'mon!
Much love
x
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