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2elijah

Hater/ By Maya Angelou

I love this poem by Maya Angelou and thought I'd share it:


Hater/ By Maya Angelou

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 God wanted you to be
like somebody else, He would have given you what He gave them! 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!

Some people envy you because you can:
a) Have a relationship with God
b) Light up a room when you walk in
c) Start your own business
d) Tell a man / woman to hit the curb
(if he / she isn't about the right thing)
e) 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.
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 God 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 its 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 God gives you favor, you can tell your haters, 'Don't look at me...Look at Who is in charge of me.


by Maya Angelou
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Reply #1 posted 06/08/09 5:40pm

eaglebear4839

I needed that!

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Reply #2 posted 06/08/09 6:20pm

2elijah

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I needed that!

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lol
Glad you liked it. biggrin It's funny because I have never seen this particular Maya Angelou poem, and one of my co-workers shared this with some of us on the job to spread around. So much truth to the words.
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Reply #3 posted 06/09/09 9:18am

redpumps

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wow, thank you so much this, is clearly a truth and..... food for the spirit & soul.




thanks a million tinkerbell
Smiling Makes Joy Come Alive........and Joy can never die .........yes
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Reply #4 posted 06/10/09 8:23am

kok

2elijah said:

I love this poem by Maya Angelou and thought I'd share it:


Hater/ By Maya Angelou

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 God wanted you to be
like somebody else, He would have given you what He gave them! 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!

Some people envy you because you can:
a) Have a relationship with God
b) Light up a room when you walk in
c) Start your own business
d) Tell a man / woman to hit the curb
(if he / she isn't about the right thing)
e) 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.
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 God 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 its 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 God gives you favor, you can tell your haters, 'Don't look at me...Look at Who is in charge of me.


by Maya Angelou
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nod omg cloud9 clapping...I so need this, right now at this time in my life..U. were a jewel 2 share this ....B happy and B blessed sun...thanks U hmmm isn't it just like God to bless U directly or inspire someone 2 bless U when U need it? clapping...so so cool sun
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Was it good 4 U?
Was I what U wanted me 2 B?

If it's not alright...it will B
Because...even when I lose...I win
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Reply #5 posted 06/10/09 10:33am

redpumps

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kok said:

2elijah said:

I love this poem by Maya Angelou and thought I'd share it:


[Edited 6/8/09 18:22pm]



nod omg cloud9 clapping...I so need this, right now at this time in my life..U. were a jewel 2 share this ....B happy and B blessed sun...thanks U hmmm isn't it just like God to bless U directly or inspire someone 2 bless U when U need it? clapping...so so cool sun
[Edited 6/10/09 8:26am]


Well aren't you a Blessing smile 2 (Kok) all those nice emotioncon and kind words.....tinkerbell Yes, it is a (blessed) that 2elijah is part, of the org.
Many blessed words (they) share.....
with all. heart
Smiling Makes Joy Come Alive........and Joy can never die .........yes
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Reply #6 posted 06/13/09 5:19pm

2elijah

kok said:

2elijah said:

I love this poem by Maya Angelou and thought I'd share it:


[Edited 6/8/09 18:22pm]



nod omg cloud9 clapping...I so need this, right now at this time in my life..U. were a jewel 2 share this ....B happy and B blessed sun...thanks U hmmm isn't it just like God to bless U directly or inspire someone 2 bless U when U need it? clapping...so so cool sun
[Edited 6/10/09 8:26am]


Thanks redpumps, kok and eaglebear. I love Maya Angelou's poetry.

I've learned throughout my life that there's a lot of jealous people out there ready to strike you down any moment, with all kinds of negativity and will try to go to the ends of the earth to bring you down. Folks like that are miserable, always in a bad mood, can't stand to see others filled or blessed with joy or any type of confidence, strength or even a smile on their faces.

They can only bring you down if "you" allow them to. But if you are confident, secure in your beliefs, know "who" you are as an individual, then no matter how much negativity they obsessively throw your way, they can never steal your joy or thunder unless you allow them too. biggrin
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Reply #7 posted 06/16/09 6:56am

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LOVE IT! Jesus I needed that so bad..you dont even know...when I feel down I need somebody like her to pick me up again.
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Reply #8 posted 06/16/09 9:52am

2elijah

paisleypark4 said:

LOVE IT! Jesus I needed that so bad..you dont even know...when I feel down I need somebody like her to pick me up again.


Maya is awesome!
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Reply #9 posted 06/16/09 10:19am

myfavorite

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love it! love it! LOVE it!
THE B EST BE YOURSELF AS LONG AS YOUR SELF ISNT A DYCK[/r]

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Reply #10 posted 06/16/09 1:02pm

2elijah

paisleypark4 said:

LOVE IT! Jesus I needed that so bad..you dont even know...when I feel down I need somebody like her to pick me up again.


What I liked about it, is 2 years ago, I wrote something similar to her poem, so when I read it, it reminded me of mine. She's right though, haters can't stand to see you happy, because they're so damn busy using all their time hating on others, and are always freaking miserable, rude, unhappy and insecure about themselves, and never have anything nice to say. I tell you, that kind of self-hatred is a beeyotch isn't it? lol
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Reply #11 posted 06/25/09 9:13pm

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myfavorite said:

love it! love it! LOVE it!


me too..


thanks for posting this 2elijah
my phone is heavy
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Reply #12 posted 06/26/09 6:33pm

2elijah

tony23k said:

myfavorite said:

love it! love it! LOVE it!


me too..


thanks for posting this 2elijah


You're welcome Tony!
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Reply #13 posted 06/27/09 10:33pm

RedSodaPop

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If ever good poetry was to be found on here...That'd be it @ OP.

Much lovely poetry can be found, in how we live our lives out.

I'm still writing verses that bring a smile to my face, each and every single moment in this existance.
Vision and Passion - RSP
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Reply #14 posted 07/09/09 5:32pm

tony23k

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2elijah said:

tony23k said:



me too..


thanks for posting this 2elijah


You're welcome Tony!


hug
this poem is so urgent right now.




Hearing Queen Latifah speak made me think of you and this thread/poem. rose rose
my phone is heavy
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Reply #15 posted 07/18/09 12:56pm

Mach

wow

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Reply #16 posted 07/19/09 12:42pm

Aelis

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Thank you, very inspiring
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Reply #17 posted 07/23/09 4:19pm

2elijah

tony23k said:

2elijah said:



You're welcome Tony!


hug
this poem is so urgent right now.




Hearing Queen Latifah speak made me think of you and this thread/poem. rose rose



Awww...how sweet. Thanks. I love Maya Angelou, such a beautiful soul.
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