"Letter to my daughter" -Maya Angelou

"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Do not complain. Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution."

Is there, was there a more brilliant woman than Maya? If so, I don't know her. Her popularity stems from her grace, her poise, her ability to touch your soul with a single paragraph. To get to the deepest part of you with a mere few words. She is bold but not brash, compassionate and not condescending, brilliant and brave. The world will surely feel her loss for years to come. But she certainly left it a better place.