Winfrey used her show as a platform to explore issues that mattered to her, conducted some of the most acclaimed celebrity interviews in history and pushed her philanthropic goals. She said it taught her to focus on what her spirit really wanted out of life.
“All of your confrontations are about,’ did you hear me? Are you really seeing me? Does what I say mean anything to you?’” she said. “Because I understand this, I can talk to anybody about anything.”
In 2007, she established the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. Winfrey’s last show was in May 2011, a few months after she launched OWN, her TV network.
In 2013, she was awarded the President Medial of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
The common thread for everything Winfrey told the audience, is that life is a work in progress and there is always time to change and follow your heart.
“I’m still trying to get the life I want,” she said. “When this tour is over, I’m going to listen to the tape, see what I said and take my own
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140913/METRO01/309130032#ixzz3DF9FzywX