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.

Whether she's tweeting, writing a best-selling book or speaking to sold-out crowds around the

world, media mogul, Ariana Huffington has always had a way with words. Born in 1950,

Ariana grew up in Athens in a humble one-bedroom apartment.

From the time she can remember, Ariana says she felt drawn to the spiritual.

She started praying as a toddler.

By the time she was 13, she learned meditation from her mother.

These practices would be the foundation of a lifelong spiritual journey.

In 1980, Ariana moved to New York, and over the next three decades, made an aim for herself

as a best-selling author and a sought-after political commentator.

In 2003, she ran for governor of California as an independent.

She ended up dropping out of that race, but it was during her campaign

that Ariana first tapped into the potential

and power of the digital world.

It sparked an idea to create a progressive news blog

and thus launched in 2005, the Huffington Post.

While Ariana became a fixture on political talk shows

in 24-7 news channels, her life was 24-7 as well.

And it was that struggle trying to balance the competing demands of career, family, and personal well-being that served as the inspiration for her latest book, Thrive.

So good to see you. And you know why? Because finally, someone has said out loud what so many of us have been thinking.

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