March is National Women's History Month and in light of this, I've been thinking about the many women writers who have inspired me over the years: Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Kate Chopin, Virginia Woolf, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sylvia Plath, Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison and Eve Ensler...just to name a few. However, if I had to name just one woman writer that I have turned to time and time again for inspiration and a bit of "soul-soothing", it would most certainly be Dr. Maya Angelou. On days when I feel that I have simply had enough and need a time out, I know I can randomly flip through the pages of Angelou's poetry or listen to one of her readings, and I'm sure to find comfort and a sense of renewed strength. (Now, some of you may turn to yoga for a similar result...but at my age, I find yoga positions to be rather intimidating and requiring a bit more flexibility than I can muster).
