Did you watch the first show of Oprah’s final season or TIVO it? Was there a time in your life that you just had to see her show? Who were you with? Did you work? Did you have children?
Three women shared with me today that she is a mark for how their life use to be and how they still tune in to get informed or inspired. They would be thrilled to shake her hand and thank her.
They went on to share what they would do in their final season of work. All of them agreed they would want to document it, be giving in whatever way they could afford, and take some risks they hadn’t before like using their voice for authentic topics but not for the flash of it.
They would want their friends with them, including their pets. They would want to do something interactive and not only topic oriented, as if it were an experiential workshop.
Mostly they would want to let go when they knew they had no more to give. They all expressed they weren’t sure they really take in compliments and feel them deeply. They hear them, but the good feeling is short lived because they don’t savor it like a box of candy that leaves a good stain on their white shirt to mark the celebration.
These women are great story tellers. They are open to learning, crying, and being entertained. They are going to keep thinking about what they would do for their final work year before moving on to a new career or life experience.
What do you think you would plan?
Take care,
Natalie
Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org
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