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"When someone shows you who they are, believe them." — Maya Angelou

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.":

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"When people show you who they are, believe them.":

m.youtube.com/watch?v=aHvTW...

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I know, I know . . . for folks who don't care for 'Oprah', this is a huge eye roll 🙄 . . . (I get it, I get it 😂 ) . Yet, despite that Oprah-esque context/ 'wrapper', Maya Angelou's truths shine through . . . 🙏 👍

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🙏 🌺 🍀 🌞

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Similarly, a companion thought: thequotes.in/wp-content/upl...

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

— Maya Angelou

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spider555

Very truthful.

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Kai-- in reply to spider555

👍 Eerily/ spookily 👻 so, spider555 (🕷555) . . . 😯 🙃 😁

Guess, no more 'making excuses' for other folk's poor behaviour any more. 🤔 🙏 🌺 🍀 🌞

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Telynores

I very much enjoy Maya Angelou, thank you Kai--

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Kai-- in reply to Telynores

Very welcome, Telynores. 🙏 A bit more Maya Angelou to hold us over "When You Know Better, You Do Better!": healthunlocked.com/fibromya... 🙏 🌺 🍀 🌞

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spider555

Sometimes you can have a soft heart. Or give another second chance. Third...

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Paffette71 in reply to spider555

I admire Maya Angelou so much I called my daughter Maya. She was a wise, intelligent and resilient woman, who led an amazing life.

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Kai-- in reply to Paffette71

An admirable woman indeed, Paffette71. 🙏 👍 Love the name 'Maya'❣ Wonderful choice. 🤗 Does your daughter know her namesake? 🤔 😃

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Kai-- in reply to spider555

Agreed, 🕷555.

"Sometimes" . . . 👍

I think a soft 💓 can get us into trouble, though . . . especially when we slip into 2nd chances, 3rd chances, etc. . . . 😳 😯

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Sometimes it takes a few knocks

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🙃🔨 . . 🙃🔨 . . 🙃🔨 . .

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to realise 'tender-heartedness' can be 'taken advantage of' & we're doing ourselves no favours.

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(Fine balancing act between being kind-hearted & being a doormat. 😳 🙃 😧 )

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👍 🙏 😄

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Think we figure it out more as we move along in time . . .

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Maybe we learn to recognise it (earlier on) & perhaps have less of a threshold of tolerance for it? 🤔

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Dunno . . . ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 🤔

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Paffette71 in reply to Kai--

Yes Kai-- I told her all about Miss Angelou and why I chose her name

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TheAuthor

An inspirational lady :)

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Oops . . . 😳 Apparently one of the 'Oprah & Maya Angelou' video clips in the post above contained an advert & was thereby removed. (Apologies for that. 🙏 Was blind 😎 to it. 🙃 )

In its place, this is the closest (meaning-wise) that I could find. (Although it's not Maya Angelou sharing her experience/ wisdom, it's another person kindly sharing their experience. 👍 🙏 )

'When someone shows you who they are - believe them':

m.youtube.com/watch?v=JQfaQ...

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In searching for replacement video, stumbled on these 3 & thought you might like them:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=2rjRr...

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m.youtube.com/watch?v=P3w2L...

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m.youtube.com/watch?v=rfa0S...

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