I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of

the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.

Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right

now.

Martha, so good to see you. And so good to see you. Well, you know, I have to say thank you for

17 years of contributing to O magazine with all of your, it was 17 years. Can you believe you?

Oh my gosh. Every month you had another insight into some extraordinary experience, wisdom sharing,

and you did that so profoundly over the years. Thank you so much. And you know, we just recently

were asking people what impressions O magazine had made on their lives and what were the lasting

moments that it meant something to them. And I can't tell you so, so many people said reading

Martha Beck, reading Martha Beck. I learned this on Martha Beck. They saved the columns,

which is exactly what I was told when I started this magazine by Ellen Levine and Kathy Black.

They were saying people say the articles and they pass them on and they share with their friends.

And that's exactly what has happened to your words and your wisdom. So, yes. Thank you for giving

me a voice. Oh my gosh. For just hanging in there with me. We were just one of the many,

one of the many platforms for you. So I think this is the perfect time to check in with you because

you are always so centered and wise in your advice and helping people through the crises in their

lives. And we have all now experienced this collective crises. And I wonder what for you is the

greatest lesson you've learned about yourself during the pandemic? Well, I think the first thing that

comes to mind is that I really, really do not need that many pants. Like, sure, you know,

Zoom shirts, but three pairs of yoga pants and I'm set, right? No, that's wonderful.

I was going to ask you, what is it you've learned you can live without and what is it you've learned

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