"I am grateful to have been loved and to be loved now and to be able to love, because that liberates. Love liberates. It doesn't just hold—that's ego. Love liberates. It doesn't bind. Love says, 'I love you. I love you if you're in China. I love you if you're across town. I love you if you're in Harlem. I love you. I would like to be near you. I'd like to have your arms around me. I'd like to hear your voice in my ear. But that's not possible now, so I love you. Go.'" — Dr. Maya #Angelou

Maya #Angelou on Courage and Facing Evil https://www.themarginalian.org/2014/08/19/maya-angelou-bill-moyers-facing-evil/

“A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” Maya #Angelou

This timeline is my song.
The birds made beautiful lace patterns on my patio while eagerly snacking on sunflower seeds
#birds #birdsofmastodon #backyardbirds #backyardwildlife
#lifeisbeautiful #Winter #quoteTootOfTheDay #quote

@VirginiaMurr @parkermolloy I'm very interested in 'how' or 'why' people overlook the obvious bad acting. Often, we find out later 'why' they overlook based on hidden motives (money).

The 'how' must be based on personality types. Some people just trust more and some people are just more skeptical.

Keep returning to Malcolm Gladwell's observations in Talking With Strangers. We assume people are like us or that we can read their motives. We can't #Angelou #BelieveThem

Good poem
Maya Angelou

#poem #poetry #poetry #angelou