Feel

Maya Angelou was an amazing author and a talented poet. She had very interesting perspective on life and how we live it. One of her most famous quotes is “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you’ve done, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

This is true in almost every single situation. I have had people say things to me that upset me at the time that I don’t remember enough to be able to write about it. I have had people hurt me physically, but I can’t tell you a time. I can tell you how nearly everyone has made me feel. I remember when people would do something to put a smile on my face, and I remember when people left me crushed.

I think as a group we tend to be more concerned about what people think of our outward appearance. We are worried about what the outside world thinks of us and how they feel about us and we are less worried about the way we make the ones close feel.

We need to be aware that our words are as sharp as swords. We can speak death to someone’s dreams to their confidence to there life. When we do this we are planting a seed that breeds contempt. We can also speak life, love, and support. This will plant a seed that can grow into a beautiful tree. A tree that comes from Gods love that will continue to share life into others.

Life is hard, but if we are considerate of the way we make others feel we can make it easier. You don’t have to go through this life alone and you don’t have to do it sad. I love you love someone else.