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: 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 …