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Nov 19, 2013
"The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned."
—Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou on Resilience and Children
"If children are given the chance to believe they're worth something-- if they truly believe that-- they will insist upon it. That is in Rome, Italy, or Rome, Arkansas; in Paris, France, or Paris, Texas. Children don't have to be born with a silver spoon in their mouths, but if they can be convinced they're the best, they become resilient. They themselves will resist any attempts to belittle them. But it's also a bouncing forward, going beyond what the naysayers said, saying, 'No, it's not true that I'm nobody. I know that not only is that not true, but I'm more than you can imagine!'" Read more from Maya Angelou
BE THE CHANGE
Is there a child that you can believe in unconditionally? Teach them to value themselves and they'll be able to take on the world.
