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.

My spiritual queen mother, the great Maya Angelou, was for me the ultimate teacher. Only Maya

had the ability to reduce me to my seven-year-old self simply by the way she greeted me.

Hello, you darling girl, she would say, at the start of every conversation. Her emails always

set a loving tone opening with O. D. R. O. I'll never forget the first time she shared with

me what would later become a much beloved refrain. People may not remember what you did or

what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel.

What her words so brilliantly remind us is that every single moment is an opportunity

to be of service to another human being. That is what I hope will be your takeaway from

this chapter. I'm not referring just to volunteering or contributing to a cause, though those are

wonderful worthwhile activities that strengthen us. What I'm talking about is committing

decision by decision to a sustained heartfelt, compassionate approach to life.

We are more alike than we are different Maya used to say.

Imagine what would happen if two people with opposing views came together to inform each

other from a position of wanting to be of service. If you're caught in the day loose of negativity

and vitriol that we're bombarded with on a daily basis, this would seem a nearly impossible

idea, but I believe we're closer to reconnecting than we realize. When I accepted the Cecil

B. Demille Award of the 2018 Golden Globes, my speech caused a bit of a stir. It was not

my intention to spark talk of a presidential campaign, but I can tell you why I believe

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