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Maya Angelou eloquently describes how her mother taught her through her actions that love liberates, it does not bind. When she had a child at age 17 and moved out of her mother's home, her mother advised her to always be true to herself and made it abundantly clear that she was always welcome home. By allowing her to go, and to come back whenever she needed to, her mother's love liberated her to live her own life. Her mother's recognition that she, Maya, was special and had something extraordinary to offer to the world, helped her to live her gifts. When her mother was dying Maya remembered how she had liberated her and was able to love her mother by letting her go. Her life is a powerful example of how love liberates.
Read 16 ways that Maya Angelou taught us how to love.
Read about the many manifestations of love in our daily lives.
How can you liberate someone you love, today, insuring that your love is a validation of that person, whoever and wherever he or she needs to be?
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Maya Angelou is a true artist and a human being who can offer these truths for all to hear and understand. Her gift as a poet is powerful, and her art can help us all to be more empathetic. Thank you Ms Angelou.
I am grateful for the relationship that I had with my mother too. She was always encouraging and supportive of me. We were great friends in addition to my being her daughter. I helped her pass at the end of her life. Giving the permission that Maya spoke of. It was a privilege and I am grateful for the opportunity to help her when she was at the end of this earthly life journey. I'm constantly reminded of her presence every day. I feel she watches over me still, and I am grateful.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful story. I love the Daily Good.
Maya Angelou is a true artist and a human being who can offer these truths for all to hear and understand. Her gift as a poet is powerful, and her art can help us all to be more empathetic, understanding, and encouraging to others. Thank you Ms Angelou.
I am grateful for the relationship that I had with my mother too. She was always encouraging and supportive of me. We were great friends in addition to my being her daughter. I helped her pass at the end of her life. Giving the permission that Ms Angelou spoke of. It was a privilege, and I am grateful for the opportunity to help her when she was at the end of this earthly life journey. I'm constantly reminded of her presence every day. I feel she watches over me still, and I am grateful.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful story. I love the Daily Good.
Beautifully told.