I like surfing the net, reading blogs, articles, looking at pictures. I wander from one link to the next and before I know it I am miles away in unknown territory. This is how I came across Maya Angelou. Holy Cow! She has accomplished so much.
"Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. Hailed as a global renaissance woman, Dr. Angelou is a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist."
"Dr. Angelou’s words and actions continue to stir our souls, energize our bodies, liberate our minds, and heal our hearts."
http://mayaangelou.com
It was the many quotations that drew my attention. Her words inspire. Because I blog about gratitude I thought this quote would be fitting and so I am sharing it with you.
I have been practicing gratitude and I wake up in the morning saying thank you. When I am grateful I cannot feel sad. I can't feel anxious or frustrated or angry. I feel happy and blessed.
When I practice consistently for a few days, I have a warm fuzzy feeling of inner peace and happiness which up to now was a very rare event.Unfortunately, change is difficult. Sometimes negative thoughts creep into my mind or escape my lips. That's when I stop and say, "but I am grateful for . . . " and turn it back around to gratitude.
If you haven't tried any of the gratitude practices, a magic morning is a good place to start or you can start at the beginning. That post is titled, The Road To Inner Peace and Happiness.
You may want to read more about Maya Angelou so I have copied a few links for you.
- http://mayaangelou.com/
- http://www.poemhunter.com/maya-angelou/
- http://www.poemhunter.com/i/ebooks/pdf/maya_angelou_2012_6.pdf
- http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/maya_angelou.html
Do you have an attitude of gratitude? I am not there yet but I am working on it. How about you?
