Thank you Oprah for being your true, authentic self. You’ve made my heart sing today.
Seeing Oprah speak was a once in a lifetime experience.
In fact, I can now check that off of my
“Bucket List”.
Dressed in a teal gown,
high heels (to show us how special we are to her) and a white cowboy hat to
show her support for Calgarians!
Her
humor shone while keeping real about her own life, her relationship with
Stedman and their squabbles to her day to day challenges… like cooking.
She reminded us that cooking is only
something she does if she HAS to!
She
made me laugh out loud, asking the audience “How do you do that all the
time?
You get up to make blueberry
pancakes, then clean up only to have to make lunch a short time later.
And by the time you finish cleaning up from
that they’re asking 45min later ‘what’s for dinner?”
Oprah has always listened to her own “whispers” and inner
self from a very early age. From her
younger years of reading to her congregation in church to getting her first TV
job at 16. But she also walked us
through her own trials and tribulations of life. From being molested, getting pregnant and
then losing the baby boy. She grew up in
a family that encouraged her to read.
And to Oprah, “Education is an open door to freedom.” From the start she was authentic. She talked as though she was talking directly
to each person, individually. It felt as
though she was talking to just you. And
through my own experience on the radio, that’s the key to keeping your
audience. Having that one on one
relationship with your audience makes them think you’re talking to just one
person. It makes you feel as though she
really does care who you are, and what you get out the conversation.
“I am a whisper on the breath of God” she said. Referring to the bible passage Acts 17:28, “For in him we live and move and have our being.” Although she reiterated that she wasn’t here
to preach about Religion, she expressed her thoughts that whatever our
religion, whatever our faiths, it’s all towards one higher power. In my own thoughts I believe to “Let go and
let God or the Universe or to whatever you believe in”. Oprah expressed that “You are a wave in the
ocean”, sometimes “you are just a cup of water that came from the ocean” a
metaphor to how great your potential is (that day).
Oprah reminded us that she is
here to honor the power within her. Her
hope was that you become closer to manifesting your own purpose. “Purpose is Spirit seeking expression.” And that you listen to your own “whispers”
(intuition) as to what is going on around you.
Pay attention to how you feel in your heart and gut about the situations
you are in. Only do what you intend! Intention – Cause – Effect. Your greatest ability is through love. Love, Grace, Kindness, Forgiveness,
Understanding, Respect, Co-Operation.
But how do you find your way to your purpose? Oprah asks, “What is your thread?” Go back to the core and follow your
thread. From where you came from, to how
you lived, to the choices you made and the choices you manifested. You were born with your purpose. Share your purpose. Use your life in service of others. When she talked about life experiences, it
took me back to when I was 13. I have
them written in a journal saying, “It’s my life and I’m the only one that has
to live it, so why not live my life through love, understanding, compassion and
forgiveness. It’s my own life
experiences that will guide me to be the person I am today.” Oprah just reminded me what I already knew,
that through my own core and tracing back my own threads, that I am where I am
today because of my life purpose. And at
the age of 13 I wrote out my own “whisper”.
In my journal I manifested the life I was meant to live. Little did I know I knew so much at such a
young age, just like Oprah did reading to her church at the age of 3. So if you are struggling to find your life
purpose, go back through the threads of your own life experiences and take it
back to your core. Start with today, the
job you had 5 years ago, the relationships you had with your spouse, family and
friends. Keep going back to your high
school years and who you were and how you felt, take it back to the tween years
and how you acted. Did you crave
attention, did you love doing science, were you a book worm, did you love
sports, theatre, cars, the outdoors? If
you can, take it back even further. What
kind of a family did you have? How did
you feel? Those are all the treads you
took to find out your life purpose. You
were born with your purpose and now share your purpose.
Oprah then asked rhetorical, “do
your eyes light up when I entered the room?
Does the presence in me speak to the presence in you?” Reminding us that we are spiritual beings
having human experiences. “You become
what you believe.” If you believe you
are great, chances are you will be. If
you believe you’ll fail, chances are you will.
Become what you believe, and truly believe YES YOU CAN! From that I wrote out the 4 things I believe
in my own life:
1.)
I believe I can show
my children the good in this world.
2.)
I believe I can help
others see that they have great gifts to give this world.
3.)
I believe I can help
others see and feel the brighter side.
4.)
I believe I can empower
people to succeed in business
After writing my beliefs, I had my
Oprah “Ah ha” moment. These 4 things are
all the things I am.
1.)
I’m a mother to my
two beautiful children
3.)
I’m a blogger that
wants to share Good News, Great Ideas and Amazing People with The Brighter SideBlog
Whatever follows “I AM” will come
looking for you. Everything you do is already
done to you! And that’s when Oprah
expressed the importance of intention.
Only do what you intend.
Explaining it’s the scientific theory of cause and effect. Intention = Cause = Effect.
Oprah then went on to talk about
some of the challenges she faces. Being
in the public eye means that everything you do is on the news, in the media and
up for exposure. She talked about how to
cope with her own challenges and how she moves past them. She owns up to the responsibility of the
downward spiral her OWN network took.
And for a short while the “talk” in the media ate at her. So how do you turn it around? You pick yourself up. She took responsibility for not having the
right team at that time, and acknowledged that she didn’t listen to her own “whispers”
on how things should have run. So now it’s
onward and upward. Once she believed she
was in a better place with the situation the “talk” in the news didn’t matter
to her anymore. And the one thing I took
away from her that I need in my life is a daily practice. Whether it’s meditating, yoga, running, whatever…
do it for 20 minutes a day to quiet yourself to centre yourself. I will make an effort to find my 20 min a
day. It’s imperative!
And with that Oprah concluded
that “Gratitude is the single force to changing your attitude.” Agree!!
I’ve always believed (from a very young age) that “An attitude of gratitude
creates blessings.” And with that I’m
extremely thankful for the incredible blessings I have in my life today. Oprah also says “Share the love you’ve been
brought to manifest.” I love that!! But most importantly,
“Be who you are!”
Thank you lovely Oprah Winfrey
for your heart, your passion and your purpose.
Thank you God for giving us this precious person who sings her heart
song everyday and has allowed us to look into her life.
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Thank you so much for creating this blog on your experience of Oprah. Due to a family emergency, I was unable to attend, so you helped me feel that I was right there with you. In huge gratitude for all that you do. ;) Susanne
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