My Girl Oprah sure knows how to pique your curiosity.  All you have to do is take a look at the September Cover of “O” magazine and you just have to wonder to yourself, “What is she thinking?”

Just like Mona Lisa, you can tell she’s got a trick or two up her sleeve.

I’m guessing Oprah has lots of secrets – even though she shares what seems to be most every detail of her life with all of America… she still looks like she knows something you don’t.

I’ve got to wonder what that is.

Maybe it’s the real story behind her success, maybe it’s the secret of great sex; how to make a relationship work, or maybe it’s how to be a strong woman.  Whatever it is, I want to know.

I look at her and I know that she can help me.  Especially during this difficult period in my life, I’m certain that she would offer me some sage advice on how to navigate these choppy waters.

You see I’m going through a divorce.  It’s not particularly ugly.  We aren’t arguing – in fact we don’t speak at all.  The papers will be filed soon and then that chapter of my life will be closed.

Except for the children and filing our taxes – any trace of the last 7 years will soon be nothing but a memory.  Despite the lack of drama, it’s still a tough time.

I bet Oprah could tell me how to keep my chin up and tap into my inner strength.

I bet she’d understand why I’m mourning the 7 years I can’t get back.

I bet she’d understand why it sucks to be 40+ with children under the age of five.

I bet she’d know just how I’m feeling on the days I swear there is a 100 pound weight sitting on my chest and all I want to do is cry.

Oprah looks like someone you want to be friends with.  She looks like she can crack a good joke, make a mean margarita and cry with you when you watch “Beaches.”

Oprah would be a good friend and listen, and then tell me the truth.

We all need someone in our life to tell us the truth.

She’d tell me to get off my duff and do something – anything other than what I’m doing right now.  “Clean yourself up!” she’d say.  “Enough with the pity party,” and “What, you think you’re the president of this club?”

Yep, she’d say all the things I already know are true and that’s a good friend.

In fact, Oprah is everyone’s best friend.  People that don’t like Oprah only do so because they know if we were in high school, they wouldn’t be a part of her clique.

You know why?

Because those people are downers.  Yep, they are haters – and haters don’t like anyone or anything, no matter how great it is.

I bet Oprah would have a Call to Action Plan.  One that would measure out steps A, B, and C for me so I can begin to “Live My Best Life,” Ever!

Haters don’t like that idea either.

They don’t want an action plan, solution or advice.  They simply want to criticize the rest of us.  They never have a solution.

Oprah is a solution-oriented kind of gal.  I like that.

I want to know how to tap into my true power.  I want to know how to “Live My Best Life,” Ever!  I want to take the bull by the horns and the rest be damned.  Just looking at her, I feel empowered.

Oprah’s had a bumpy ride, that’s for sure.  Things weren’t always easy for her as we know.  They still aren’t.  Sometimes she looks tired – worn out!  I know how she feels.

You know what is so great about Oprah?

She suffers just like the rest of us.

Isn’t it great that we get a front row seat?

I bet she doesn’t always appreciate that her struggles are front and center for America.

But they are.

I bet she would have a thing or two to say about that, too.

That’s what I think when I look at Oprah.

My Oprah Power Links:
How to Be Oprah to Your Friends (51 Quotes and quotations by Oprah)
Aha! Moments
No More Regrets
O’s Power Trip: How to Tap Into Your Power and Make it Work for You