Oprah isn't going anywhere, in fact we will probably see more of her all over the place. Her one unfulfilled dream is to do live broadway which I hear is in the works.

I was thinking perhaps she'd be on her OWN network more but live broadway sounds good, too.

Does she want to PRODUCE live Broadway shows, or perform in them?

Wouldn't be surprised if she does both! LOL...

IMO Oprah has such depth, compassion, and spiritual awareness.
What gives a person these qualities? Is it interviewing all
sorts of people for so many years? Is it living through physical abuse? Is it confronting an identity crisis? What? What is it?
Anyone want to take a stab at confronting these issues?

Personally, I think striving for these qualities gives them to us. There are people who meet adversity with grace and there are those who meet adversity with a 'why me?' attitude. We are basically who we believe we are; and if we don't like what we believe about ourselves, we can change it if we want to change it. We grow into the people we focus on becoming; if we see ourselves as victims we have that mentality; if we see ourselves as powerful and strong, we are. I'm not saying that these things happen overnight, but I for one went from being a doormat to an independent, compassionate, loving human being who isn't afraid to speak out. I have also learned that if I am comfortable with who I am, it doesn't matter what other people think of me, and it doesn't matter if they disagree with me, and it doesn't matter if they belittle me or verbally attack me, because I am me and I will only change who I am if I think I need to change.

yonuh,
Oh this is good, what you've posted. Really, really excellent!
I agree wholeheartedly! Mentality is the entire issue: "What we
think is what we are!" It all comes back to the battlefield of
the mind! Virtue is its own reward; what a man thinketh, so is he. U R absolutely awesome!

Yonuh, Very well expressed, and I totally agree.