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Hater by Maya Angelou

   Wed, July 30, 2008 - 11:01 AM
A hater is someone who is jealous and envious and spends all their time, trying to make you look small so they can look tall.

A hater is someone who is jealous and envious and spends all their time, trying to make you look small so they can look tall.

They are very negative people to say the least. Nothing is ever good enough!

When you make your mark, you will always attract some haters...That's why you have to be careful with whom you share your blessings and your dreams, because some folk can't handle seeing you blessed... It’s dangerous to be like somebody else...

If the Ceator wanted you to be like somebody else, You would have been given what was given to others! Right? You never know what people have gone through to get what they have...

The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don’t know my story... If the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, you can rest assured that the water bill is higher there too!

We've all got some haters among us! People envy you because you can:

Be ONE with the CREATOR and ONE with SELF
Light up a room when you walk in
Start your own business
Tell a man / woman to hit the curb (if he / she isn't about the right thing)
Raise your children without both parents being in the home

Haters can't stand to see you happy; Haters will never want to see you succeed; Haters never want you to get the victory, most of our haters are people who are supposed to be on our side! How do you handle your undercover haters?

You can handle these haters by:

1. Knowing who you are & who your true friends are *(VERY IMPORTANT!!)

2. Having a purpose to your life? Purpose does not mean having a job. You can have a job and still be unfulfilled. A purpose is having a clear sense of what the Creator has called you to be. Your purpose is not defined by what others think about you.

3. By remembering what you have is by divine prerogative and not human manipulation.

Fulfill your dreams! You only have one life to live...when it’s your time to leave this earth, you 'want' to be able to say, 'I've lived my life and fulfilled 'my' dreams,... Now I'm ready to go HOME! When the Creator gives you favor, you can tell your haters, 'Don't look at me...Look at Who is in charge of me...'

Watch out for Haters....................BUT most of all don't become a HATER!?

'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Light that a man should have to be Light first to find her!

--Maya Angelou



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Wed, July 30, 2008 - 1:18 PM
Let your light shine sister. Go as far as you can and keep the sense that while others are looking up to you and you are looking up to others, reaching a hand back to those that have gifts similar to yours or can help you with your is the way the Creator meant us to live. May whatever promted to you find this melt away as you succeed in your purpose and use your gifts.
Wed, July 30, 2008 - 6:06 PM
:)
Wow! Thank you for posting this. I had never read it before.
Wed, July 30, 2008 - 6:21 PM
Awesome!
I love it. <<Hugs>>
Wed, July 30, 2008 - 10:44 PM
What an important message, thank you for sharing this.

One thing that comes to mind, too, is that all too often the *worst* haters sometimes also live inside of us. They are the most difficult sometimes. But many of the things Maya Angelou describes are also antidotes for them as well... knowing within that you are a blessed and gifted child of God/dess, no matter what haters may say, within or without.
Thu, July 31, 2008 - 5:13 AM
WOW!
Talk about the right words at the right time - thanks for passing this along.

Thu, July 31, 2008 - 10:02 AM
Yeshes devi, you are certainly right on the money. We too can be our own hater and worse enemy.

Thanks for posting this BatSheva!
Thu, July 31, 2008 - 2:52 PM
Thanks for the well timed reminder!