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EP McKnight, MEd
3 min readOct 10, 2019

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Jessye Norman, The Reckoned Voice! Life lessons Inspirational Motivational Life Personal Development

A class act that spoke up when her conscience would not allow her to remain silence. She embodied stillness unlike any other. Life lessons Motivational and Inspirational Personal Development

Ms. Norman was scheduled to perform on a Paris stage prior to the 9/11 attack and was moved to tears and requested not to sing due to this horrific incident that beset the World and namely New York. She was encouraged to go on and go on she did but in the middle of her performance couldn’t continue but stood in silence as all the pain beset her heart and tears rolled down her face. The audience stood with her silence, all were moved by her inner distraught pain. Her silence spoke volume.

When performing she had a presence that could hypnotize an audience and during this profound moment of silence, she captivated. She had always used her voice to make the world a better place, reminds me a bit of Nina…

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EP McKnight, MEd
EP McKnight, MEd

Written by EP McKnight, MEd

Actress, Stage playwright, Author, Motivational Speaker, Teacher Fitness Coach. www.epmcknight.wixsite.epfitspiration Follow me: Tiktok, imdb.me/epmcknight

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