Gossip Is Toxic

Maya Angelou famously got up from her table at a special luncheon and walked over to another table. She had heard the women there gossiping about someone who was not present, and she told them, in front of everyone else in the room, to stop it. Dr. Angelou often said that in life it is essential to be with good people who encourage each other, and not to allow others in one’s presence to gossip or tear down another human being. She never hesitated to abruptly…