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Tag Archives: Maya Angelou

Sylvia Rose’s Story – Part Eight

05 Wednesday Sep 2018

Posted by SirPeterJames.com in Follow your Dreams, Inspirational, Jo'burg Gypsy, Poetry, Self Development, Series Articles, Words of Wisdom

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I know now why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou

One evening after a very heated argument with my daughter; anger in her eyes she turned to me and said, “Happiness comes from within, you create your own happiness. Get your shit together. You have to love yourself before you can possibly love anyone. Look at all your failed relationships; they didn’t last because you can’t even love yourself”!Love Yourself First

After many tears in my room, it got me thinking, she was right. How could I possibly move on with my life if there was so much inner hate? I made a decision then; I would make a concerted effort to work on my life and my self-happiness. There were places I knew exactly where I needed to start.

Why not start the series at the beginning.

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