There really is nothing more important to me than striving to be a good human being .so, to be here tonight and be acknowledged as the first to receive this honor is beyond expression in words for me .
We all are just regular people seeking the same thing –we all just want to know that we matter .we want validation. We want the same things .we want safety and we want to live a long life .we want to find somebody to love .we want to find somebody to laugh with and have the power and the place to cry with when necessary .
The greatest pain in life is to be invisible. What I’ve learned is that we all just want to be heard .And I thank all the people who continue to let me hear your stories, and by sharing your stories ,you let other people see themselves and for a moment ,glimpse the power to change and the power to triumph .
Maya Angelou said ,”When you learn ,teach .when you get ,give ,”I want you to know that this award to me means that I will continue to strive to give back to the world what it has given to me .so that I might even be more worthy of tonight’s honor .
We all are just regular people seeking the same thing –we all just want to know that we matter .we want validation. We want the same things .we want safety and we want to live a long life .we want to find somebody to love .we want to find somebody to laugh with and have the power and the place to cry with when necessary .
The greatest pain in life is to be invisible. What I’ve learned is that we all just want to be heard .And I thank all the people who continue to let me hear your stories, and by sharing your stories ,you let other people see themselves and for a moment ,glimpse the power to change and the power to triumph .
Maya Angelou said ,”When you learn ,teach .when you get ,give ,”I want you to know that this award to me means that I will continue to strive to give back to the world what it has given to me .so that I might even be more worthy of tonight’s honor .