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Lessons from Maya Angelou with Dr. Amy Hodges-Hamilton
Amy Hodges Hamilton and I share a mutual love for Dr. Maya Angelou. I came to know Dr. Angelou’s work best while working with Oprah, and later, I interviewed Dr. Angelou while working with Anderson Cooper. I was so inspired by Dr. Angelou that I named my daughter Maya.
Amy first got to know Dr. Angelou through her own daughter during a scary time in her life. When Amy’s daughter Grace was just 2 years old, she battled high-risk pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a diagnosis that most toddlers couldn’t repeat out loud, let alone understand. Dr. Angelou inspired Amy throughout this incredibly hard time and even traveled to the university where Amy works to speak to the students and community. During that speech, Dr. Angelou spoke about God putting a rainbow in the sky as a symbol of the possibility of seeing hope.
Years later, Dr. Angelou brought up rainbows again on a TV special with Oprah that I was working on. During that special, Dr. Angelou said, “Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.”
This quote sits proudly in my daughter’s room over a bright and beautiful rainbow. It makes me smile every day.
I hope this special episode exploring the wit and wisdom of Dr. Maya Angelou makes you smile, brings hope, and inspires you to find the rainbows through the clouds.
Thank you for listening to Grounded on Purpose. If you enjoy the podcast, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a rating, which helps others find us. Connect with us on Instagram @groundedonpurpose
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Amy Hodges Hamilton and I share a mutual love for Dr. Maya Angelou. I came to know Dr. Angelou’s work best while working with Oprah, and later, I interviewed Dr. Angelou while working with Anderson Cooper. I was so inspired by Dr. Angelou that I named my daughter Maya.
Amy first got to know Dr. Angelou through her own daughter during a scary time in her life. When Amy’s daughter Grace was just 2 years old, she battled high-risk pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a diagnosis that most toddlers couldn’t repeat out loud, let alone understand. Dr. Angelou inspired Amy throughout this incredibly hard time and even traveled to the university where Amy works to speak to the students and community. During that speech, Dr. Angelou spoke about God putting a rainbow in the sky as a symbol of the possibility of seeing hope.
Years later, Dr. Angelou brought up rainbows again on a TV special with Oprah that I was working on. During that special, Dr. Angelou said, “Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.”
This quote sits proudly in my daughter’s room over a bright and beautiful rainbow. It makes me smile every day.
I hope this special episode exploring the wit and wisdom of Dr. Maya Angelou makes you smile, brings hope, and inspires you to find the rainbows through the clouds.
Thank you for listening to Grounded on Purpose. If you enjoy the podcast, please take a moment to subscribe and leave a rating, which helps others find us. Connect with us on Instagram @groundedonpurpose