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veronique12 (original poster member #42185) posted at 5:48 PM on Thursday, May 29th, 2014
Was just listening to a rebroadcast of an interview with her on the Diane Rehm Show. Heard this exchange that I thought some SI'ers might appreciate:
Caller: My question is just about your advice for forgiveness. You describe these terribly hard things from your childhood, but you're able to forgive in such a beautiful poetic way really. What would you advise for other people?
ANGELOU: Well, one of the things that ... is I've changed that word to make it two words and turn it around to give for. So if I have someone who has embarrassed me or broken a promise to me or betrayed me or in any way hurt my feelings I will find something, a bag of potatoes, a bag of onions and a roast and give it to a needy family. And I say I'm giving this for Joe who hurt my feelings. And somehow I'm free. I'm not carrying Joe around on my back. I'm not tugging him along everywhere I go. He's not making me look old and tired and weird. I'm free of him. I have given for him. I don't where I got that, but that's what I do.
Love the idea of rechanneling that negative energy into a compassionate act.
BW, D-Day: 11/29/13 (4 month EA discovered); 12/19/13 (discovered was also PA); TT thru 2/14
Married: 2001; Together for 20 years
2 beautiful young kids
Lovedyoumore ( member #35593) posted at 5:50 PM on Thursday, May 29th, 2014
Thank you. What a lovely concept.
Me 50's
WH 50's
Married 30+ years
2 young adult children
OW single 20 years younger
Together trying to R
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
staystrong101 ( member #41068) posted at 5:54 PM on Thursday, May 29th, 2014
Love this. Thanks for sharing.
LeftOutintheCold ( member #42856) posted at 12:39 AM on Friday, May 30th, 2014
I like that too. Thanks for sharing!
Me - 43
WH - 41
Dday - 3/6/14
Married 5yrs, together 11yrs
Status - Divorce from the ass is in progress!
You can see more of my story on my blog here: http://thatcraftylunchlady.com/?p=833
"Never give up hope and let time heal you"
Hope2B ( member #40474) posted at 1:18 AM on Friday, May 30th, 2014
What a lovely idea, but damn, I'm going to need A LOT of potatoes!
The question for me is how long did it take for this to happen?
With betrayal, lies, and deceit of such an egregious nature for such a heinous act (or acts) by one who is soul-sworn to love and protect us and be true etc, well, that forgiveness is going to take me some time.
Hope
DDay: Feb. 25, 2013Trickle Truth/DDays: Sept 10, 11, 13, 15 (2013)
absolut ( member #37933) posted at 2:03 AM on Friday, May 30th, 2014
Oh heavens.
All these Maya quotes are popping up on my instagram like whack-a-mole and it bugs.
I read, I believe, 3 of the books of her auto biography when I was a freshman in high school and I loved her. I wasn't familiar with the whole Oprah phase of her career. I really don't like inspirational quotes.
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