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Every Age
Grateful
I HAVE BEEN
There Lived A Truly Beautiful
Talented American
Woman...
On an episode of “Super
Soul Sunday,” Oprah sat
down with the woman
she calls her mentor, Dr.
Maya Angelou, to talk about the
legendary poet’s life and career —
including how she’s handled the
aging process.
“As you’re 85, what can you say about the 80s?” Oprah
asks in the video. “Are they still hot?”
“Oh my goodness,” Dr. Angelou says. “Do it if you can.
If you have a choice, choose the 80s.”
Dr. Angelou echoes the philosophy of Oscar Wilde
when she says, “moderation in all things, and even
moderation in moderation. Don’t get too much moderation.”
As Oprah laughs, Dr. Angelou continues, “But
when you get in to your 80s, and you find that you’re
still looking kinda alright, and people still say, ‘Hello,
hello, hello,’ you think, ‘Hmm, I’m glad I got this far.’”
With many women trying to fight against the aging
process, Oprah asks Dr. Angelou how she’s managed
to embrace it. “I can’t remember ever being anxious
about [aging],” Dr. Angelou says. “Every age, I’ve been
grateful.”
Each morning, Dr. Angelou says she takes a moment
to feel grateful. “Thank you, Lord,” she says. “Thank
you for this day. Thank you for the light coming
through that window. Thank you. Thank you that I’m
breathing. Thank you. Thank you for everything. Thank
you for the phone call that told me that I have the job.
Thank you even for the phone call that told me I’m not
wanted anymore. Thank you because I know you have
something better for me lined up.”
In the video, Oprah brings up a phone call she had with
Dr. Angelou years ago. “I was crying hysterically about
something, I don’t recall what it was,” Oprah says. “I
was calling for your open, empathetic, loving embrace.
And you said, ‘Stop it. Stop it right now. I want you to
say thank you.’”
At first, Oprah says she didn’t understand what Dr.
Angelou wanted her to be thankful for. “And you said,
‘Because you know God has put a rainbow in the
clouds for you,’” Oprah says. “That was life changing
for me.” May her beautiful soul rest in perfect peace.
Source of the story:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com
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