Haha, so I wrote Oprah, I'm a little embaressed to say, but I like her!
So here are the e-mails exchanged. =D =D
Dear Oprah,
I am from Ogden, UT. I'm 21 years old, now in college, and have watched your show since my junior year of high school. I hope that you
can feel of my spirit and gratitude for your strong spirit.
Oh did I cry when I watched your show finale yesterday! But I think it was all happy tears because of the love that I felt from you,
and the might of your courage and faith that was emulating.
I've come to realize more recently that love is what spures belief, which is why we practice religion, because it's that
belief that we are all loved by a greater Being (which we are) and that knowledge and peace of mind definetly shines through us. No
doubt I can see that love in you too.
I read Eat,Pray,Love a couple years ago because I heard about it on your show, and loved it! I also kept a gratitude journal and try to
"smile with my gut." Thank you for introducing me to beautiful stories and I look forward to your future of more good examples and
struggles and stories to share with us, and me.
With love from my spirit to your spirit.
Lindsey Harline
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Hello friends,
I want you to know, the best gift you could give me are your wonderful words.
I've been sitting in cold, rainy, Chicago drinking Chai Tea.. (and yes splurged on a croissant) reading all your wonderful emails. I am deeply moved.
I also read Mark Nepo's Book of Awakening every morning as a part of my daily spiritual practice.
Lo and behold today's words for May 26th just happened to be
"BEING SAD".
( No coincidences)
The best thing for being sad, replied Merlin, is to learn something T. H. White.
"The idea here is not to divert the sadness, but to give it a context from life other than what is making you sad. Just as a ginger can lose its bitterness when baked in bread, sadness can be leavened by other life. When feeling the sharpness of being sad or hurt, it helps to take new things in. This pours the water of life on the fire of the heart. So when exhausted from expressing all that hurt, listen to music you've never heard of, or ask someone to tell you an old story from before your birth, or take a drive down a road near a ridge you've always meant to look out from. Look with your sad eyes on things new to you that will give you something to do with your sadness. Your sadness is the paint. You must find a canvas."
I hear so many of you saying you're sad to see the show leave.
Instead of sadness, I hope you will channel the energy of hopefulness you received from the show in whatever form it gave to you.
No sadness from me,
I look forward to my NEXT CHAPTER on OWN.
By the way Gayle's show will be on at 4 today on OWN saluting our last day. Stedman and Hugh Jackman are her special guests. Stedman who doesn't like to talk publicly about me; watch Gayle try to break him down and crack that code.
And Sheri Salata my show general talking about the process of "landing this plane".
Thanks for all your support and good wishes. After a visit to my mother. I'm gonna take a break, find some sun, and get some REST.
Don't think I'll be emailing on vaca. But will be in touch when I return.
Blessings to you all.
Oprah
I want you to know, the best gift you could give me are your wonderful words.
I've been sitting in cold, rainy, Chicago drinking Chai Tea.. (and yes splurged on a croissant) reading all your wonderful emails. I am deeply moved.
I also read Mark Nepo's Book of Awakening every morning as a part of my daily spiritual practice.
Lo and behold today's words for May 26th just happened to be
"BEING SAD".
( No coincidences)
The best thing for being sad, replied Merlin, is to learn something T. H. White.
"The idea here is not to divert the sadness, but to give it a context from life other than what is making you sad. Just as a ginger can lose its bitterness when baked in bread, sadness can be leavened by other life. When feeling the sharpness of being sad or hurt, it helps to take new things in. This pours the water of life on the fire of the heart. So when exhausted from expressing all that hurt, listen to music you've never heard of, or ask someone to tell you an old story from before your birth, or take a drive down a road near a ridge you've always meant to look out from. Look with your sad eyes on things new to you that will give you something to do with your sadness. Your sadness is the paint. You must find a canvas."
I hear so many of you saying you're sad to see the show leave.
Instead of sadness, I hope you will channel the energy of hopefulness you received from the show in whatever form it gave to you.
No sadness from me,
I look forward to my NEXT CHAPTER on OWN.
By the way Gayle's show will be on at 4 today on OWN saluting our last day. Stedman and Hugh Jackman are her special guests. Stedman who doesn't like to talk publicly about me; watch Gayle try to break him down and crack that code.
And Sheri Salata my show general talking about the process of "landing this plane".
Thanks for all your support and good wishes. After a visit to my mother. I'm gonna take a break, find some sun, and get some REST.
Don't think I'll be emailing on vaca. But will be in touch when I return.
Blessings to you all.
Oprah
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Ok, so she was e-mailing a bunch of viewers back at the same time, not specifically me. But I thought it was pretty cool. Made my day today!
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