“Maya Angelou’s book, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ was definitely that pivotal moment for me,” Sharrica said. “I think about how she responded to the tragedy in her life by turning in. It was profound to me because when you don’t have anything or anybody else – you can turn in.”
How does one find peace within themselves? There is a lot of discussion right now about mindful meditation, communing with nature and that old standby, the power of positive thinking. But sometimes it’s hard to sit in your own thoughts, especially when your mind won’t slow down, and the thought of rethinking anything brings on a panic so profound that … well, it becomes easier to just not go there.
Spending most of her childhood either living with a loving mother addicted to heroin and a father in and out of prison, or being shuttled to various foster homes, Sharrica found reading and writing as a way to find her own peace as a young girl growing up.
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