Oprah on Maui

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Jul
5

To think I live on Maui where Oprah Winfrey lives is beyond my comprehension. She lives up the mountain in beautiful Haku on a sprawling ranch and organic farm. I have walked on her street and could see her home from a distance. Although I have been living on Maui for 5 ½ years now, I haven’t seen her until yesterday. I was one of the 5,000 people that were blessed to hear her speak at the MACC (Maui Arts & Cultural Center) and it was very exciting as it has always been my dream to see her for as long as I can remember.

Yesterday, she made her first public appearance since moving to Maui in 2002. She shared her philosophy for healthy living and living your best life. She began her talk with humor and said, “I am not sure how to give health and well-being tips to people who already live in the best place in the world. What do I look like trying to tell you all who had the sense enough to move here, live here, raise your families how to live your best life? I could take a few lessons from you.” Of course, the audience went crazy and cheered her on.

She shared that one of her practices that has been vital to her well-being is learning to express gratitude. Every day she journals at least 5 things she is grateful for. She said, “I know so many people who are in that race to have more, be more, do more and they are never content. Live in the space of contentment for where you are, especially if, it really isn’t where you want to be right now.

She shared the importance of knowing what your intention is in everything you do. She admits to having the “Disease to Please” at one time in her life. She learned that the outcome to everything you do is determined by the energy of your motivation and intention. The key for living your best life is to align your personality with what your soul came here to do to in service to something bigger than yourself.

What a thrill to be in Oprah’s presence and energy. She was so authentic and real. I could see myself

sitting with her and having a cup of tea and feeling very comfortable. There was a whole section of VIP seats right in front of the stage that were empty when we arrived. About an hour before Oprah came on the stage, they opened the seats up to the public and my friends, Kati and Juane, scurried to our new VIP seats directly in front of Oprah.

When Spirit put it on our hearts that Larry and I were to write a book together, he said to me out of the clear blue, “I have something to tell you.” I said, “What is that?” He said, “Oprah is going to read our book and promote it.” Truly, I had forgotten that was my dream when I wrote “Simply a Woman of Faith.” I certainly am getting closer living on Maui where she lives for that to happen.

When my son, Tim, heard that I was going to see Oprah, he wrote and said, “Mom, throw your book on the stage for her. I did have my book with me in my purse but no way was I going to throw the book on the stage. I didn’t want that much attention and didn’t want to be thrown out

The next day, I started to think about how I could meet her or get her address to send her a note introducing myself to her and sharing our “love story.” Spirit stopped me in my tracks! I realized that was the old paradigm of making things happen and trying to push my way around.

Today, I practice trusting, allowing and surrendering that if we are meant to meet Oprah, it will happen organically and naturally. When I surrender and “show up” for life, miracles happen all the time. I am always in awe of how the Universe has everything planned for my highest good.

Of course, I will visualize Larry and me meeting Oprah and giving her our new book when it is completed. When I told, Lisa Tener, the editor of “Simply a Woman of Faith”, that I had seen Oprah and that Larry and I were writing a book together she wrote back and said, “I am envisioning you getting to know Oprah personally. I can see it!! This is exciting that you are writing a book together. Is it about love?” I wrote back and said, “Yes, it is about Conscious Loving and the sequel to “Simply a Woman of Faith.”

My daughter, Mary, and my grandson, Herbie, are coming to stay with us for 6 weeks in February. Mary plans on volunteering on organic farms and offering her 6 weeks Herbal program that has been very successful in Rhode Island. Wouldn’t that be something if she had the opportunity to work on Oprah’s organic farm! Like her mother, Mary is a woman of faith.

Miracles happen all the time when we believe. I have a picture of Oprah on my refrigerator. Will you please visualize with me that if this is God’s will for us, it will happen with peace, ease and grace. Thank you.