Saturday, May 8, 2021

#2552 today’s best: Oprah!

My favorite thing about today was listening to Oprah on her virtual event Your Life in Focus presented by WW. This was the second event this year. The main point of this talk was self-care. Even though the pandemic is not over, by far, more and more people are getting vaccinated and glimmers of hope that beginning to make it seem like there could be a time when we can get back out into the world. I don’t know that things will be just like it was in The Before. 

Oprah reminded us to acknowledge that we have so far gotten through a GLOBAL PANDEMIC and all of us have faced hardships and probably made some changes to figure out how to survive. It’s been a year of anxiety and isolation. For me, I don’t have little kids that had to be home-schooled. I have a job that allowed, and continues to allow me to work from home. I have been extremely cautious and careful about who I have been around and what I have done, and I continue to be that way.

Oprah’s “workshop” had a little workbook with sections that allowed us to acknowledge the challenges of the past year. There were 11 challenges list, plus a blank space to fill in if your particular challenge wasn’t listed. I marked five challenges. That’s not too bad, and the ones I identified were pretty mild compared to illness, death, educating children, or financial distress. Still, the challenges I feel that I faced were difficult and troublesome in their own way.

The second section encouraged us to identify sources of resilience. Again, there were 12 options. I marked  seven. We have all found ways to help ourselves move through this Difficult Time. Self-care is huge. Whether it is taking time to meditate, or nap, or get outside and look at flowers,  it all counts as part of taking care of yourself.

What I like most about Oprah’s workshops is that she and her guests are positive and make me feel good about what they say. I always have something to think about at the end of the sessions. I wasn’t part of the 100 person Zoom audience which was a bummer because she gave everyone in that group a trip to a spa resort! 

Happy Saturday! Here is a photo of a squirrel having a snack at Red Butte Garden today:



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