Farewell Oprah

So, I will admit that this year I did record Oprah's farewell Season.. now, many of the days I did not watch, or only watched parts. (I love DVRs.. fast forward, rewind, delete...)...

And, as the time drew near for the big finale, I was excited to see what would happen. Now, the final three days were interesting... and the two "shows" leading up to the last show were certainly a party filled with Who's who in Oprah's life.... but then the final show... what did you think? Oprah's Love Letter to Us? I actually liked it. I liked the simplicity. I liked that it was just her. Ok,it seems silly to write about it, but there were a few points that really made me stop and think... or reaffirmed what I have felt and said all my life.

One of the main points that I focused on was that we need to find our purpose in life and get busy doing it. This is so true.... Now, not all of us will be blessed to do get paid for our passion or purpose, but we all have a choice to still pursue it. If everyone did this to some degree, we would all be a much more content, productive and passionate people...

Worthiness. Another topic that she mentioned that I found interesting given my background and my counseling degree was the concept that much of hurt and anger comes from a feeling of unworthiness. I do think that there are a lot of people out there who do not know their worth, who do not feel special, loved, or needed. They may not even know it. When someone is hurting, and you get to the root of the problem, it likely is because whatever happened resulted in them not feeling of worth. Wow. Now, how to address this as a society so folks can get on with living and spend less time doing self destructive behaviors...

God. It was the first time I had ever really heard Oprah talk so openly about God and it was very touching. God has a hand in all we do, and the sooner we recognize this, and allow Him to guide us, protect us, and love us... the sooner we can help Him by guiding, protecting and loving others. What a different world we would live in if all of us truly felt the love of God and His love for us....

Hmmm... For some reason, I have been thinking a lot about these things and thought that perhaps by writing down the thoughts I can begin using them to help strengthen me.