Courtesy of Oprah.com
Oprah ~ "I've been journaling since I was 15. It's a wonder that I've managed to be a successful human being considering how pathetic I appeared in many of my daily musings. It's a testment to growth and grace that I've come this far.
I wrote a lot of bad poetry in my teens and 20s, mostly about how some guy had done me wrong. I used my journals as therapy. Oh, the time I wasted worrying about men and weight, and what other people thought!
In my 40s, I got wiser. I started using journals to express my gratitude—and watched my blessings multiply. What you focus on expands.
Now I do a combination of gratitude and trying to give some perspective to whatever I'm writing about. I prefer unlined paper to lined, and I also have an iPad app for journaling. It's astonishing to be able to track your own evolution—who I was, who I'm still becoming."
"This was a seminal moment. I wasn't allowed to date until I turned 16 in January, and it was September before I actually got asked, 'Will you be my girl?'"—Oprah
"I was 25 years old, working in Baltimore. The very definition of young and restless. I'd read that the best way to get a guy to call was not to think about it, so I was pretending not to think about him." —Oprah
Color Purple is one of my favorite movies of all time . . . This is an excerpt from Oprah while on set.
"This entire journal is devoted to my time filming The Color Purple. It was my solace and refuge during this most profoundly thrilling time. Every day I couldn't wait to get to set. And every night I looked forward to writing about it. On this particular day, I was preparing to shoot a scene when the entire cast is gathered for Easter dinner and Sofia (my character) has just returned from jail." —Oprah
Side Bar ~ One of the most extraordinary characteristics that I love and adore about Ms. Winfry is her "openness"!
She is free from reserve or pretense and I think journaling allows her to take that expression of "openness" to another level.
I being so guarded in life always wanted to know what true "openness" feels like.
I believe genuine "openness" provides clarity and resonance that is unparalleled to any gift that life could possibly offer.
"A different 'him' I'm waiting on. I call these my 3-D years, when I was delusional, in denial, and damaged." —Oprah
I question am I waiting on a different 'him'?
'Him', in my case being me, myself and I long for the day when I can dissolve myself from delusion, denial and damage and realize that I, B'wood have the power to possess GREATNESS!
i am an UBER-FAN of Lady O as well. Its always interesting to get a peek at the person behind all that POWER--
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