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By: Aimee_Actually February 22, 2018February 28, 2018

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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style.

Maya Angelou

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By: Aimee_Actually May 28, 2014March 26, 2015

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One of my favorite poets and authors, Maya Angelou, has passed away. She was 86. Maya Angelou spoke at my college graduation in 1998. I was much too young (read: starving and ready to get a real job) to appreciate her speech, her presence. It’s always bothered me that I “wasn’t listening closely enough” then.…