On Monday, I started Oprah’s Lifeclass with 1+ million people. My vibration for this new show is on overdrive since I have the honor of being one of 15 official “Oprah’s Lifeclass Bloggers”, which gives me an opportunity to be at Harpo Studios this Wednesday to live tweet during Oprah’s webcast.
Back to Monday Night…
The excitement started to build as I read tweets from sister bloggers @BethRosen, @MJTam, and @DuongSheahan, who were tweeting live at Harpo Studios Monday night.
Next, I headed to Oprah’s Lifeclass Wall and answered my first two Lifeclass questions:
Oprah’s Lifeclass Questions
If you could change one thing in your life, what would it be–and why?
Where does your ego get in your way?
Tweeting during the show and during the live webcast was like being at a Twitter Party with Oprah. It was fast, engaging, soulful, and exposing. I wasn’t tweeting from the mind Monday night, I was tweeting from the soul.
Ah-Ha Moments
Here are some of the ah-ha quotes from the show/webcast that I soaked up & tweeted Monday night…
- “I am not the shape of my body”. ~ @Oprah #oprahslifeclass
- “Perfect body size/weight will not make me better.” ~ @Oprah #OprahsLifeclass #FalsePowerOfEgo #OWN
- “It’s never too late to discover who you really are.” ~ @Oprah #OprahsLifeclass
- “No thing has ever defined who you are.” @Oprah #OprahsLifeClass
- What would you do if you weren’t afraid? #OprahsClassLife
- Amazing life lesson from Eckhart Tolle: Enjoy the journey and the totality of your life experience! #oprahslifeclass
In the Raw
And here are some of the raw, naked, honest tweets I posted during the show/webcast as I was experiencing my own ah-ha moments…
- Ugh…I have a personal desire to be thin. I guess that’s #MyEgo. Something to meditate on. #Oprahslifeclass
- Oh @Oprah, I’m a food addict too. #Oprahslifeclass
- Great question from @bethrosen: Is Facebook all about ego? What do you think? #Oprahslifeclass
- Have you ever NOT gone to an event b/c you feel too fat? I’m guilty. #MyEgo got the best of me. #OprahsLifeclass
- #myego wants me to eat a lot of unhealthy food. That’s my ego trying to sabotage my body, mind, & spirit. #OprahsLifeClass
- When my ego flares, is it #MyEgo or am I highly sensitive? Is there a difference? #OprahsLifeclass
- Ego = Fear. I eat when my fear energy gets the best of me.
- It feels like my ego often tries to sabotage my authentic self. #OprahsLifeclass
- How do we find our authentic self? I meditation, walk in nature & write. #oprahslifeclass
- Okay Twitter, here I am in the raw. I am a highly sensitive food addict ready to live my best life. #FeelingNaked #MyEgo #OprahsLifeclass
Whoosh…I’m feeling pretty naked right about now.
My Lessons Learned
- My ego has been sabotaging my desire to eat healthy and be fit. My ego is comfortable being overweight and not exercising, it has no desire to change, and will protest every step of my getting fit journey.
- My ego is not going away, but I can choose to observe it, acknowledge it, and not allow it to control my eating habits.
- It’s okay to tell the blogosphere that I’m a food addict. It doesn’t define who I am. Mindful people won’t judge me. My honestly may even inspire someone.
Daily Life Work
Want to explore this topic and see what you uncover? Answer Oprah’s question in your very own Daily Life Work’s online journal:
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[…] I am so grateful to be an Oprah’s Lifeclass blogger. Attending Oprah’s Lifeclass sneak peek plus to two of the live webcasts were not only fun and exciting, they was also an opportunity for me to have some really BIG Ah-Ha Moments. […]
Great post – so much to think about – it was an honor being one of 15 official “Oprah’s Lifeclass Bloggers”, what a great experience to be at Harpo Studios on Monday to live tweet during Oprah’s webcast – just the vibe of the room – the buzz of the people and I guess you could say – the vibrations of the audience – can’t wait to tweet with you tonight!!
great post. I have to say I’m still waiting for a real AHA moment. Not to say I have things all right but something in these first two days just hasn’t clicked yet. I know that ONE my ego is a huge factor in the issues in my marriage and TWO I have some serious anger with a family member right now but I can’t let go because they have resorted to the same behaviors that hurt me so many years ago!
I hope that by continuing with the class and reading others insights these will click for me and I will get my life changing AHA!
Beth – It is truly an honor to be an official Oprah’s Lifeclass Blogger. I’m off to the mall now to find a bright colored top wear to the webcast tonight (all I currently have is black). Can’t wait to feel that vibe!
Lisa – It sounds like you had many aha moments so far about your ego and anger. Letting go of that anger is hard. I’m still a work in progress.
i am so thrilled that i am part of oprah’s life class lessons. she is such an inspiration to me and my family. i am disabled, and everyday just watching her and hearing her positive thoughts. i love her, i love her so much.
God Bless You!!
I would change the way I treated my mother when I lived at home. The reason is because I never meant any of the things I said to her and now that she is gone from this earth I wish I could tell her more often that I’m sorry and I love her.
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My name is sharon and I’m trying to do your life lesson class, but can’t sign up because all the user name are all use. Can you help me with a name.
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