Maya Johnson Quotes

Maya Johnson was born on April 14, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. When Maya was young, her parents divorced, leaving her brother and herself with her grandma in Stamps, Arkansas. Since Angelou was an African American during times of segregation, she received many racial remarks. When she was seven, she went to visit her mother for a few days. During that time, her mother's boyfriend raped her. Out of anger, her uncle killed the boyfriend.
When Angelou was sixteen, she had a child in San Francisco. She named her son guy. In 1952 Angelou married a Greek sailor, Anastasios Angelopulos. Maya shortened Angelopulos to Angelou. In 1969, James Baldwin asked Angelou to write about her life experiences. Angelou agreed and began writing “Caged Bird.” This poem became a best-seller and

I believe this quote means a lot of things. You cannot go on with life if you constantly put yourself down because of something you did in your past. Many people are dealing with depression because they cannot forgive themselves. In order to have a good life, you need to move on from your mistakes. When people hold things back and keep secrets about themselves, they are in constant worry about someone finding out and exploiting it. It is very good to face your demons and then move on from them.
People must forgive themselves before they can help others. It’s hard to fill a cup of water when your sink is broken. I believe the main point in life is to help others out. In order to help others, you must be happy. You’re not happy if you’re constantly sad about the things you’ve done in your past. You cannot change what happened in the past. Live in the present and live one day at a time. If living one day at a time is still too hard, live one hour, one minute, or one second at a time. Do whatever it takes to forget what happened. If you cannot forget it, learn from it. Take your mistakes and turn them into something