Marlisa
answered the following question on the Oprah Winfrey web site hoping to
get in touch with Oprah to tell her about her dreams and get exposure
for the project. It was emailed 12/24/07.
Are you on a spiritual journey?
I am on an amazing spiritual journey—Following my heart and proud
of whom I am.
For years I struggled with my identity, a sense of rejection and worthlessness.
I was prejudice against myself, and ashamed of my skin. I am a 37-year-old
single woman of mixed race who was able to put myself thru college, work
in publishing and ten years ago start my own graphic design studio.
In Guatemala, with Habitat for Humanity, I felt a sense of peace and belonging,
something sadly I had never felt before. I felt a connection to the dirt
and wondered if this feeling was possible. I thought, “I am from
a third world country, these people are no different then I. I was born
into opportunity and they were not”.
Four years later, in a moment of feeling lost and depressed I asked myself,
“What will make you happy?’ My answer “to be deeply
connected with the Mayan people.” A pretty strong statement when
I could have said to have a husband, a baby, or be a millionaire. No.
I longed to help these amazing people.
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“Life
truly does
give back,
many times over, what you put in it”
–Maya Angelou
