How Does That Feel?

Oprah's Super Soul

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

From October 19, 2001 Oprah Winfrey Show: Oprah talks to Mattie Stepanek, an 11-year-old boy who, despite having muscular dystrophy, has written two New York Times best-selling inspirational books of poetry, Heartsongs and Journey Through Heartsongs. He aims to help create world peace. Mattie shares his poetry, describes what he calls “Heartsongs,” and details how he sees miracles every day. Oprah then talks with singer, author and motivational speaker Tom Sullivan about how it feels to be blind. Mattie, who later became one of Oprah’s most memorable guests passed away in 2004 at the age of 13.

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0:00.0	Hey podcast listeners, some of you may know that Oprah began having conversations about
0:06.3	the deeper meaning of life in the world around us even in the early days of the Oprah
0:10.2	show.
0:11.2	When you look inward, then you can begin to create another kind of power.
0:15.9	Because we know you love a super soul style discussion.
0:18.2	I went, ah, ah!
0:21.2	We opened up the vault of the Oprah Winfrey show to hand pick episodes that will enhance
0:25.8	the Super Soul Podcast Library.
0:28.3	Every experience in our lives is to teach us to learn to love.
0:33.5	Please enjoy this past episode of the Oprah Winfrey show on Super Soul Conversations.
0:38.7	I have the privilege and the honor to meet for the first time a remarkable little boy that
0:46.2	I wanted to meet for the moment I heard his story.
0:48.2	His name is Maddie Stuponic and I hear he's an extraordinary person.
0:52.2	He's only 11 years old.
0:53.6	I've spoken to him on the phone several times.
0:55.8	But today is the first time we're actually meeting in person.
0:58.6	Here's Maddie's story.
1:00.3	I want people to know my life philosophy, to remember to play after every storm.
1:08.4	Maddie Stuponic is an extraordinary 11-year-old living through a difficult storm.
1:13.6	He was born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy.
1:16.8	You feel it in your muscles.
1:18.6	You feel muscle pain.
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