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Maya Angelou emphasized the importance of being fully present and giving your all to whatever moment you’re in. She believed that whether you’re sweeping a floor or writing a poem, you should do it with intention, dignity, and excellence. For Angelou, presence wasn’t just about productivity, it was about honoring the sacredness of life and work. In a 2011 interview, she said, “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” This reflects her belief that engagement and growth go hand in hand. Being present, she felt, allows one to truly connect- with self, others, and purpose. Her words remind us that greatness isn’t always about grand achievements; often, it’s found in the quiet act of showing up fully, even in the smallest tasks. It’s this philosophy that shaped her legacy as both a poet and a human being rooted in grace and intention. Source of the clip: Youtube- Maya Angelou interview | Civil Rights | Afternoon Plus | 1984 #mayaangelou #mayaangelouquotes #literature #literaturelover #authorinterview #literaturehistory #echoesandnotes

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The word meditation scares a lot of people. People always tell me “oh meditation isn’t for me, my mind just races too much” , and I say that’s exactly who meditation is for. Meditation doesn’t mean to just sit there and all thoughts go away. Meditation isn’t just sitting in a certain position and being in bliss the whole time. A lot of times it is the opposite. The point of meditation is to observe what is going on. Resting into the place of awareness within our being, instead of following the narratives we so often follow. Or trying to force thoughts to leave. So it’s okay if your mind is all over the place. That’s the first step. To realize “wow, this thing never shuts up”. The mind always has something to say. It’s always analyzing, judging, worrying, and making up scenarios that don’t even exist. But we continue to buy into the mind. We follow the thoughts. We play out the bad what if scenarios. Until we are living in a world made of thoughts. A world of illusion. Meditation is about observing and not letting the thoughts pull you away from the awareness that is beyond all thought. Even if a thousand thoughts pop up during meditation, that’s okay. They will. But each time one pops up, we have the choice to follow it and buy into it, or let it go and come back to awareness. And the more we practice coming back to awareness, the less our thoughts will have control over us. We will start to be able to live from that place of awareness instead of in the never ending thought patterns we have been living in.