Oprah Winfrey Shares Her Wisdom

TrendPK.com: Oprah Winfrey has been on television for over 25 years, but made her first appearance at the Television Critics Association press tour as the creator of OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. Her mandate for programs is to encourage people, with the philosophy she’s brought to The Oprah Winfrey Show over the decades.

“After The Color Purple, I learned that God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself,” Winfrey said. “I try to live in that space that is the universe’s dream for me, the bigger dream. As you heard me say to Barbara Walters, my prayer is: use me. I see myself really as a messenger for a message that is greater than myself. The message is: You can. You can. You can. You can do and you can be and you can grow and it can get better and it doesn’t matter where you were born or who your mother was or how many doctorate degrees you did have or your family had or your father had. It doesn’t matter. You can. You can do.”

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“My goal in my lifetime is to really help people to understand that we’re all as human beings to evolve,” Winfrey continued. “So the evolving of consciousness is really what I’m about but I’m not telling people that’s what it is. All of us are here to become more of who we are, of who you really were born to be. Every single one of us in this room has that. That is how we are all equal, because I was born to be who the creator intended, whether you believe in the creator or not. Whatever you believe put you here, you were born to perform the highest expression of that coming. That is my goal as my personal self and it is also my goal to help other people see that in themselves. I fully understand that this platform that I have been given is a gift.”

She’s not preaching about OWN though. Part of the philosophy is to just BE positive, not to force positivity on people. “The whole network is about encouraging people, for the most part, to live with an open heart. It’s about opening yourself to all that is possible for you and extending yourself in grace and gratitude for what you have. There is a spiritual thread to it. I don’t think it’s wise for us to go around announcing we’re the spiritual channel. There are many different ways to assert the nature of what is good without calling it good TV, without calling it spiritual, labeling it that.”

Winfrey has learned her lesson. There’s no doubt that she has changed people’s lives, both hands on and just through broadcasting issues on her show. She can’t take credit for that though.

“One of the things that makes me not anxious but accepting the challenge at this time is that I’ve learned a lot from my mistakes. Being on the air for the past 25 years, I’ve learned a lot about myself, like all of us and our jobs. You learn from what worked and what didn’t work. I made a big mistake about 10-12 years ago of calling what we were doing on television ‘Change Your Life TV.’ That came out of a natural organic process for me, meaning that whenever I would meet people, people would always say to me, ‘Oprah, you changed my life.’ I started to try to hear that and not just dismiss it. I said, ‘What actually changed in your life?’ People would tell me the various things. ‘I went back to school, got a degree. I stopped beating my kids because of you. I left a bad marriage. I was abused.’ I came back to my team and said maybe there’s something to this Change Your Life thing. We started a new season calling it that and felt immediately the pushback from some of you probably in this room.”

One of the television critics actually put it in perspective for Winfrey. “I appreciate good criticism. I don’t appreciate criticism that’s just done from somebody who hasn’t done their research and isn’t looking at it from an objective analytical point of view. My thing is if you’re going to tell the story, tell the whole story. I read one critic that did a really nice analysis of who was I to try to change somebody’s life. In reading that passage, I thought there’s some truth to that. Who am I to say that I’m actually changing your life? What I realized was that’s not for me to say. That’s for somebody else to say. That’s a big lesson I learned. Don’t go around telling people you’re going to change their lives. Let them tell you if that’s what their experience was. Having learned that lesson, I’m moving forward now and wanting to create television that we feel is meaningful and mindful.”

Winfrey won’t buy into the polarizing television of extreme news and reality TV debauchery. OWN could stand out in the cable listings. “All the divisions between the right and left and red and blue, most people are in the middle. Most people are really good. Most people are really, really good. When I started The Oprah Winfrey Show and we were going to be syndicated around the country, I felt pretty confident that show would be successful. Being in this space right now, I know that going forward, it’s really only going to get better and there are enough people, there’s a critical mass of people, we haven’t found them all, who want something better, who want better programming. I know that’s true. I see them every day.”

Rielle Hunter Pictures

Rielle Hunter Pictures, former presidential candidate John Edwards’s mistress, gave an interview to GQ in which she posed for several racy photos, including pictures of her scantily-clad, wearing no pants surrounded by stuffed animals.

Hunter reacted angrily to the photos that appeared in the magazine spread, calling them “repulsive,” according to Barbara Walters who reportedly spoke to Hunter on Monday.

Read the best excerpts from Hunter’s interview with GQ and here are more Rielle Hunter pictures:

Betty White Dead

Betty White Dead, On Tuesday Robert Pattinson made his inaugural appearance on ABCs The View where he chatted about his upcoming romantic drama Remember Me and admitted to.

I reckon Betty White is probably one of the sexiest women in America he said. By ROBERTA 15 minutes ago. Betty Whites SNL Saturday Night Live cameo appearance was in digital small. Tied for my favorite moments Barbara Walters segueing from comparing his acting to James Deans to. And on Tuesday night Betty responded with an exclusive statement to Access Hollywood.

Robert Pattinson braved the sofa on The View today.

Rumor control Betty White is not dead. I reckon the more age the better. Shes vibrant its sexy. Even though there is much speculation as to the health of Golden Girl actress Betty White I can assure you weve heard nothing so far.

If youre desperate to get back in Americas excellent graces Jay Leno or looking to perk up your networks first original sitcom TV Land these days theres only one solution Betty White. She has hundreds of thousands of fans on Facebook who want her to host Saturday Night Live shes a guest on.

Robert Pattinson drops by The View with his Remember Me costar Emilie de Ravin and talks about sex scenes and older. On Tuesday the Twilight Saga star paid a visit to the ladies of The.

Robert Pattinson addresses his quote from Details with the ladies of The View and expresses fondness for Betty White.

Robert Pattinson may only have eyes for Betty White but as far as the former Golden Girl is concerned RPattzs profession of like is only excellent for a laugh.

Betty Marion White (born January 17, 1922) is an American actress, comedian and former television host with a career spanning over sixty-five years. Her television roles include Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls.

White has won six Emmy Awards and received 18 Emmy nominations over the course of her career, and was the first woman to ever receive an Emmy for game show hosting. She has also made regular appearances on the game shows Password and Match Game and played recurring roles on Mama’s Family, Boston Legal and The Bold and the Gorgeous. She is also recognized for her affiliation with animal charities such as “Actors and Others for Animals” and the Morris Animal Foundation.

Carlos Monasterios,2009 Rule 5 Draft Results

TrendPK.com Carlos Monasterios,2009 Rule 5 Draft Results:Big news this morning: the Mets took pitcher Carlos Monasterios in the Rule 5 draft. Don’t worry, you’re not supposed to have heard of him. The fun part is they plucked him from the Philadelphia Phillies organization

TrendPK.com Carlos Monasterios,2009 Rule 5 Draft Results:Big news this morning: the Mets took pitcher Carlos Monasterios in the Rule 5 draft.
Don’t worry, you’re not supposed to have heard of him. The fun part is they plucked him from the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
Monasterios is a 23-year-old righthander (will be 24 in March) from [...]

Boof Bonser,Bostondirtdogs

TrendPK.com Boof Bonser,Bostondirtdogs:The Red Sox just announced that they have acquired right-hander Boof Bonser from the Twins for a player to be named later. Boof Bonser, 28, was considered one of the top pitching prospects in baseball after being selected in the first round of the 2000 draft by the Giants, but injuries

TrendPK.com Boof Bonser,Bostondirtdogs:The Red Sox just announced that they have acquired right-hander Boof Bonser from the Twins for a player to be named later.

Boof Bonser, 28, was considered one of the top pitching prospects in baseball after being selected in the first round of the 2000 draft by the Giants, but injuries [...]

Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech,Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech Transcript

TrendPK.com Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech,Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech Transcript:It was one of the lowest moments in 2009 for American celebrity. Taylor Swift was accepting her MTV Music Video Award for best female artist, but Kanye West thought he knew better.

TrendPK.com Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech,Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech Transcript:It was one of the lowest moments in 2009 for American celebrity. Taylor Swift was accepting her MTV Music Video Award for best female artist, but Kanye West thought he knew better. He leapt on stage, nicked the microphone, and offered this [...]

Chris Cuomo Leaving Gma,Diane Sawyer Replacement

TrendPK.com Chris Cuomo Leaving Gma,Diane Sawyer Replacement:This morning on GMA, Chris Cuomo announced he will be leaving the show and joining Elizabeth Vargas as co-anchor of “20/20.” Cuomo’s news comes just hours before the expected announcement that beginning Monday George Stephanopoulos will be named co-anchor of GMA alongside Robin Roberts and longtime ABC

TrendPK.com Chris Cuomo Leaving Gma,Diane Sawyer Replacement:This morning on GMA, Chris Cuomo announced he will be leaving the show and joining Elizabeth Vargas as co-anchor of “20/20.”
Cuomo’s news comes just hours before the expected announcement that beginning Monday George Stephanopoulos will be named co-anchor of GMA alongside Robin Roberts and longtime ABC [...]

10 Most Fascinating People Barbara Walters

TrendPK.com 10 Most Fascinating People Barbara Walters:there a greater waste of time last night than Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009? I had to watch because it’s my job, but jeez, what a superficial set of interviews. To cram 10-plus personalities in an hour (one entry, Michael Jackson’s children, technically

TrendPK.com 10 Most Fascinating People Barbara Walters:there a greater waste of time last night than Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009? I had to watch because it’s my job, but jeez, what a superficial set of interviews. To cram 10-plus personalities in an hour (one entry, Michael Jackson’s children, technically [...]

Lady Gaga Barbara Walters

Lady Gaga Barbara Walters, The American singer Lady Gaga talks to Barbara Walters on “10 most fascinating people 2009”el Wednesday. Barbara Walters, in particular, a presentation  23 years of age, Lady Gaga reveals that she is in fact bisexual.

Gone are the days when people hesitated to make such delicate and sensitive questions, especially on live talk shows. So did 80 years of age, when Barbara Walters asked Jill Stefani Germanotta Joanne is best known by her stage name Lady Gaga, are you bisexual? ”

The YouTube video shows that Lady Gaga answered the question by saying yes, even blush. When asked by Barbara about men, Lady Gaga said that only men has fallen in love, though she also likes women. ‘But do they have sex with women, “Barbara continued to ask that, my Lady only leaves the audience to decide.

The famous journalist and media personality Barbara Walters Jill also discussed another hot topic involving bisexual rapper Adam Lambert regarding the performance of their own. The scandal was highlighted by the famous Rolling Stone about his coming as a gay man in the audience at the American Music Awards.

Barbara Walters Jill is of the view that times have changed so much, one must always be on toes to anticipate a question about anything. In the list of “10 most fascinating people of the Barbara Walters special 2009”en are the Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, Glenn Beck, Kate Gosselin, children King of Pop Michael Jackson (Paris and Blanket), Sarah Palin, Tyler Perry , and Jenny Sanford.

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Lady Gaga Barbara Walters was first posted on December 10, 2009 at 6:04 pm.

Patrick Swayze Died At 57

Patrick Swayze died, Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into moviegoers’ hearts with “Dirty Dancing” and then broke them with “Ghost,” died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

“Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months,” his publicist, Annett Wolf, said in a statement Monday evening. Swayze died in Los Angeles, Wolf said, but she declined to give further details.

Fans of the actor were saddened to learn in March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from a particularly deadly form of cancer. He kept working despite the diagnosis, putting together a memoir with his wife and shooting “The Beast,” an A&E drama series for which he had already made the pilot.

Swayze said he opted not to use painkilling drugs while making “The Beast” because they would have taken the edge off his performance. The show drew a respectable 1.3 million viewers when the 13 episodes ran in 2009, but A&E said it had reluctantly decided not to renew it for a second season.

When he first went public with the illness, some reports gave him only weeks to live, but his doctor said his situation was “considerably more optimistic” than that. Swayze acknowledged that time might be running out given the grim nature of the disease.

“I’d say five years is pretty wishful thinking,” Swayze told ABC’s Barbara Walters in early 2009. “Two years seems likely if you’re going to believe statistics. I want to last until they find a cure, which means I’d better get a fire under it.”

C. Thomas Howell, who costarred with Swayze in “The Outsiders,” “Grandview U.S.A.” and “Red Dawn,” said: “I have always had a special place in my heart for Patrick. While I was fortunate enough to work with him in three films, it was our passion for horses that forged a friendship between us that I treasure to this day. Not only did we lose a fine actor today, I lost my older `Outsiders’ brother.”

Other celebrities used Twitter to express condolences, and “Dirty Dancing” was the top trending topic for a while Monday night, trailed by several other Swayze films.

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Patrick Swayze Died At 57 was first posted on September 15, 2009 at 9:28 am.
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