Comeback: to Rising

Maya Angelou summed up EVERYTHING I wished I could say, have dreamt of being free enough to say, and aspired to proclaim in “Still I Rise.” I’ve just been too stunted to go there.  It was never the right time, my intentions weren’t pure, or I couldn’t find the appropriate words.  YOU may have ‘liked’ my performance because I was …

Comeback: from Underdog

People who use their past circumstances to justify their future inability to succeed annoy me to no end.  How presumptuous of you to believe that you know someone’s story based on aesthetics alone.  I’ve learned from countless experiences that this mentality is truly an excuse to remain still.  The most successful people I know: leaders of industry, academics, athletes and …

Comeback: to Social Inspiration

“There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.” -Maya Angelou Ain’t this just the truth?  I really feel this the most when I’m on social media.  Where did the encouragement of self-deprecation come from?  Are we really supposed to find community by celebrating and bonding over our shortcomings? I’d argue that there …