Oprah

I confess that though I have followed the career of Oprah I only rarely watched the show. But of course with her TV show ending and the big hype over the finale I jumped on the wagon and taped the last shows. I watched the shows tonight and now can only imagine everything I missed by not watching her show. I had tear drops and really, sat in amazement as I listened to some of the guests speak and watched pictures from her projects. What an amazing woman. How is it that these amazing women come into the world and leave these incredible marks? I mean, she has influenced women and men alike. But really, it's happening every day. People are leaving their marks somewhere and everywhere. It's like she said, we have to use what has been given to us and act on what is calling us. She is so humble and continues to give.
She has definitely had a positive influence on women and particularly young girls that have now become young women. Good for her. There are times when one does have to wonder who the role models of today are. Maybe I'm just behind the times, but I struggle to think of some women, right now, that I could say are role models. In this day and age, any one who tries to make a difference stands to be tweeted, facebooked and literally media picked to death. So much so that the message,project or goal or whatever it is never gets anywhere. Maybe I'll make it a project of mine to find some women that are making a difference.
I know someone tonight that was taking her 10 yr. old daughter and about 6 other 10 yr olds to Taylor Swift. Is that good or bad, I don't know what to think. If you're pretty and can sing that makes you great and you have lots of money and they want to be like her?? Or is it, you go girl! You've made it and you are doing it your way and you boys can kiss my you know what!! You can be whatever you want to be. I just don't know what to think.
This then takes me to another thought but I won't go there tonight. But, back to the beginning of this post, about Oprah and making a difference. I retired from working in an NICU. I don't know what my next step will be. I'm trying to figure that out. As I listened to Oprah and thought about my own career, I know that I made a difference. Cards and notes my friends gave me assured me of that. Maybe I didn't realize it at the time but I have no doubt about it now. Maybe what I'm trying to figure out is how I can continue to make a difference. Watching her leave one career and move to the next made me think about what my next step should be. We'll have to see. WL