Mama Maya – A Phenomenal Woman (1)

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Mama MayaA Phenomenal Woman
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• The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious.
  The desire to reach hearts is wise.

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• I still remember when we moved to Hyde Park,
  upstate NY. I loved the beauty of it the nature,
  the water pond in my apartment complex, the
  openness of the environment and much more than my
  mind could even fully digest at the time. It was
  a whole new medium of art I wasnt even aware of
  before. I had never seen such beautiful landscape.

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• It was a different kind of beauty that I had seen
  in Lahore, Pakistan - the place that I had left
  behind for a purposeful future. After couple of
  weeks, the loneliness had crept in and I had no
  clue of how to handle it. I was missing my family
  and friends, but didnt have the words to express
  my feelings.

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• No money, no car, and no language. I was really
  bored out of mind. I found myself searching for a
  library nearby. I was able to read and write in
  English, but speaking was a whole new level of
  daunting. I walked one and a half miles to the
  nearest library in hope for something to excite
  my soul. Luckily the first book I happened to
  pick up was by Maya Angelou.

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• After that I read most of her books and found
  motherly refuge in her writing. It became my
  escape. Somewhere I could immerse myself in her
  words.  Since then, I have been calling her Mama
  Maya. Like many of you, I felt deeply affected by
  the loss of Maya Angelou. I mourned the loss of
  the powerful example of womanhood, and
  non-judgmental love for sisterhood.

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• Even as a lost, lost young woman, listening to
  her speak and knowing that the language of love,
  power, sisterhood, and freedom she spoke was my
  native tongue. I learned to surrender to the
  wisdom of books, and especially Mama Mayas
  books. I learned to go through life with grace,
  power, and joy from her.

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• I felt like, she was allowing me to watch her
  learn in her books. Every time I saw her eyes
  light up on TV, thats what I wanted. I wanted
  her constant state of wonder and gratitude and
  insatiable curiosity about people and truth. I
  believe that is the secret to joy.

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• The secret to joyful success is to live your life
  wide-eyed and open-handed, ready to receive the
  gift wrapped inside every person and experience,
  and then willing to allow everything and everyone
  new to change you.

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• Her teachings have helped me grow as an
  individual and life coach.  It will be my
  pleasure to serve you and mentor you through your
  tough times, just like Mayas books assisted me. 
  I believe that every encounter is holy, and its
  because of her teachings that I had made this
  discovery. The secret to joy is being ready and
  willing to life, like today is the first and last
  day you have got down here.

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• Make the impact that you are here to make,
  nourish your soul because this is way to
  self-love, and search fearlessly in pursuit of
  what makes you, a better you. I am with you in
  this journey.  I am your online life coach,
  available on Skype, Phone or in Person.  So,
  connect with me and I will guide you through the
  process of self-realization.

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• Much love, peace and grace.