This past week, my neighbour and friend Elena was invited to participate on the Oprah show after writing to Oprah on the topic of the book, The Secret, and how it affected her life. I asked her to describe her experience in Chicago and she was kind enough to write me this detailed description:
"It was AMAZING!!!
Yesterday I got to live one of my biggest dreams in a VIP way… What a treat!
Everything was planned for me to the minute: stretched limo to bring me wherever I had to go; suite room in a very nice hotel; room service; I was in one of the green rooms backstage at the Harpo studio with a few other guests and the staff took care of us like if we were famous people:-)… It was unbelievable….
I got to be at the taping of two shows on "The Secret and the law of attraction". The guests were Louise Hay (Author and owner of Hay Publishing), Martha Beck and Cheryl Richardson, both famous authors and Life Coaches. The whole conversation was very interesting.
During the first show taping, that will be aired today, I sat in the six row in the general public section, so I am not sure you will be able to see me; during the second show, that will be aired some time in March (they will post the date at some point on Oprah.com), I sat in the second row, literally two meters away from Oprah, so I think you will be able to see me (I was wearing a grey top). Unfortunately Oprah ran out of time and she didn’t get to ask me and some other of the guests that were invited, the questions she was supposed to, but it doesn’t really matter to me… I am sure It will happen next time I will be on the Oprah Show:-)…
I was really honored to have been invited by them and extremely honored to be in her presence!
When she arrived on stage it was such a big emotion… I had tears in my eyes… You all know how much I respect her and how much I consider her an inspiration… During the breaks she interacted a bit with the public and came across as a very funny and humble person…
and that is why I love her, because no matter how much she has achieved, she doesn’t forget were she came from.
The taping of both show was very fast: she is unbelievable, there was no part that needed to be taped twice.. That’ why she is Oprah, I guess…
The organization behind the scenes is unbelievable, everything runs so smoothly. The studio, that on TV seems very big, it’s actually quite intimate and that’s why when you sit in the first few rows you are very close to the stage.
At the end of the show, they brought us back to the green room and there were little bags with our names on with some gadgets as a memory of this whole experience.
… I feel very fortunate, grateful and blessed to have been able to live this wonderful experience and ultimately to have been in the presence of Oprah, one of my biggest inspirations…
Yesterday was a very special day for me, one that I will never forget…."
i haven’t read it either but here’s the synopsis from Wikipedia:
The Secret, which is described as a self-help film, [2][3] uses a documentary format to present the “Law of Attraction.” This law is the “secret” that, according to the tagline, “has traveled through centuries to reach you.” The film features short dramatized experiences and interviews of a team of “personal transformation specialists”, “spiritual messengers”, “feng shui masters”, and moneymaking “experts”.[4] As put forth in the film, the “Law of Attraction” principle posits that people’s feelings and thoughts attract real events in the world into their lives; from the workings of the cosmos to interactions among individuals in their physical, emotional, and professional affairs. The film also suggests that there has been a strong tendency by those in positions of power to keep this central principle hidden from the public. The previews or “clues” to the film, show men who “uncovered the Secret…”.
You and me, Lavendula. I’ve heard of The Secret but am too busy (or stupid) to actually read it and find out what it is!
so am i the only person on planet earth who doesn’t know what you are talking about?hahaha….what secret?
My impression of The Secret, after watching the film, is that it is about making money. I don’t buy it, sorry. I think we need to turn away from money making in order to save our planet and redeem our species.
i know what you mean! i don’t get the secret either, but do have admiration for oprah – except when she gets super-sycophantic like with Tom Cruise or John Travolta. It’s creepy when she gets all gushy like that. I admire what she’s done with her book club and her spirituality, and the openness about her struggles with weight.
Oprah at 4pm has now been replaced by Dora. I tried pvr’ing it in the beginning, but like with most things i tape, i never got to watch it!
…but I should point out that I do really like Oprah. I used to watch her show religiously and really felt like she was a close personal friend 😛
Then my kids got older, and could understand language, and Oprah really just wasn’t the most appropriate choice of TV shows at 4pm anymore – at least on most days.
LOL, Elizabeth I’m right there with you on The Secret. When I found out about it and what this “secret” really is, I thought, “this is a secret? then how come I’ve known it my whole life?”
If only I had KNOWN it was a secret, I could have written the book first. Then I could have made all that secret money.
Jeez. The universe is against me again.
What a great post Amreen. I am an Oprah sceptic so it is nice to read another perspective. I would love to hear more about your friend’s experience with “The Secret.” Another topic in my cynicism arsenal!