The Importance of Deep Talk

I feel like I'm one of the most blessed people on Earth for so many reasons. One of the best gifts I ever received that was just a pleasure and joy and a blessing all wrapped in one, was a handwritten book. Maya Angelou wrote to me beginning April 6th of 1990. They were just thoughts that Maya had that she wanted to share with me. And they're lessons that I had learned or things that you had said to me over the years. You see, there's a phrase used in West Africa, deep talk. Meaning that anybody will understand on a certain level. People who are interested in really understanding more take that statement or that lesson a little deeper. Even at