Oprah

I have a serious confession. Although I do love Oprah, I have never really been a watcher of her show. If it's on, sure, I'll watch it, but honestly, I have never watched it on a regular basis. I love her positive energy, the topics she educates us on, and I completely respect her as a woman. I think she truly deserves everything she has in her life. Who else gives so much back to the world?

Oprah would probably NOT want to hear excuses, but I will say that her show IS on during work and school hours, which I have been doing for the last 20+ years of my life :) I am excited about the OWN network and will definitely watch that channel. Believe it or not, my husband is a HUGE Dr. Phil fan and he can thank Oprah for that!

So, recently, Oprah invited 150 of her "ultimate viewers" to attend a once in a lifetime trip to Australia with her. MY FRIEND CARRIE WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE!!! OMG!!!!! Please check out her blog and read her fantastic recap of the trip. Also, be sure to bookmark her blog, she posts fabulous recipes on a regular basis. Since you are reading my blog, I'm going to go ahead and assume that you understand that the newest posts are always at the top of the page. So, if you want to read her full recap, you'll have to scroll down and start at the beginning.

I kept thinking I would become green eyed in reading her posts, but Carrie thoroughly appreciated every second of the trip (and everyone who helped make it possible for her) and she absolutely deserved it. I had a blast reading through her recaps and smiled the entire time!

In one of her recent posts, she links to Oprah's Top 20 Things she knows for sure. I just read this today and I believe all of these things.

This list inspires me.


1. What you put out comes back all the time, no matter what. (This is my creed.)

2. You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.

3. Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.

4. When people show you who they are, believe them the first time. (A lesson from Maya Angelou.)

5. Worrying is wasted time. Use the same energy for doing something about whatever worries you.

6. What you believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for. You become what you believe.

7. If the only prayer you ever say is thank you, that will be enough. (From the German theologian and humanist Meister Eckhart.)

8. The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.

9. Failure is a signpost to turn you in another direction.

10. If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.

11. Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn't lie.

12. Love yourself and then learn to extend that love to others in every encounter.

13. Let passion drive your profession.

14. Find a way to get paid for doing what you love. Then every paycheck will be a bonus.

15. Love doesn't hurt. It feels really good.

16. Every day brings a chance to start over.

17. Being a mother is the hardest job on earth. Women everywhere must declare it so.

18. Doubt means don't. Don't move. Don't answer. Don't rush forward.

19. When you don't know what to do, get still. The answer will come.

20. "Trouble don't last always." (A line from a Negro spiritual, which calls to mind another favorite: This, too, shall pass.)