Now, on to the main event! OPRAH'S LIFECLASS IN TORONTO!! Need I say more?! I can still channel all the emotions I felt that day. Waking up way before my alarm that morning, like I could sleep. The moment my eyes opened I shot up and out of bed, hopping into the shower to begin a day that I already knew would go down in my history books as one of the best, one of the most memorable!
After meeting some friends at their hotel, it was decided we would head down to the convention centre earlier then planned, to get into line. After all, we were but a few people amongst thousands and thousands waiting in the same line, to feel and experience the same things. We were about to see Oprah and her expert life coaches all wrapped up in the most life changing classroom in the world! The excitement was palpable. I made a mental note while in that line, looking ahead and behind me at the vast number of people waiting with me. All I could do was smile. My cheeks were sore before the class even began but I wouldn't have had it any other way! I knew that each one of us was about to experience something magnificent and better yet, life changing. I was so happy for all of us, so thrilled that we were about to embark on a day that legends are made of!
Once we were able to get into the building, after waiting for hours outside (so thankful that it was sunny and not cold and rainy) we were guided into the waiting area for another hour or so until we were able to take our seats. As the huge sliding doors began to move and we were able to navigate our way inside, I could feel my very perceptions begin to go into overdrive. This was it. I was about to be in the ultimate classroom of all classrooms.
Those of us who have had the honor to be amongst such wise individuals, soaking in the immense energy was mind boggling. I can still feel the room itself, almost vibrating with excitement, joy and gratitude. Love for this woman, her Lifeclass and each and every person involved.
Taking our fabulous seats, we waited with such intense anticipation. Sitting 5 rows from the front, with an aisle seat was awesome! The stage was so close and more than a few times I had to restrain myself from jumping up on it! I literally had to tell myself to keep my butt in that chair..Seriously!
Deepak Chopra, Iyanla Vanzant, Tony Robbins and Bishop TD Jakes came out to speak individually first. Then Oprah was to come out, to be joined again by her fantastic team of life coaches for the live taping.
Being in the presence of these four electrifying coaches was in itself almost too much to take. My heart was full and I was overwhelmed with such gratitude and love.
But, as her name was being announced, seeing her walk out onto that stage, words can't even describe the emotions I had going on inside of me. To be honest, I almost peed myself. I was overcome with wrought emotions, hot tears streaming down my cheeks, heart beating out of my chest, jumping up and down with laughter mixed in with the crying. Can you just picture it now? LOL, I can totally see me and my crazy ugly cry!! The woman whom I have learned so many life lessons from, who changed my life with her wisdom, sharing with so many of us the power of these life lesson was right in front of me! Oprah Winfrey, who I grew up watching, admiring and dreamt of the day where I could be in her audience, it was all happening. At this very moment, along with some my amazing OWN Ambassadors and the rest of the 8500 people there in attendance, taking this journey with me. Even as I write this, I am filled with the utter joy that consumed my body that very night!
So many valuable lessons learned while at Lifeclass in Toronto. To name a few….I had some great AHA moments.
With the theme of forgiveness, I realized something powerful. I was able to forgive my childhood abuser. I was able to do that and really feel that in my soul last year. You would think that would be the hardest person for me to forgive. If I can forgave that horrible man, that horrible neighbor who took the innocence away from that little girl, you’d think, or at least I thought, that I could forgive anyone. Not true. I realized at LifeClass that I have not forgiven my father. My father who was a large part of my life, but as I got older, he was absent. Him and I had a rocky road in my early twenties, finally coming together again in my early thirties. I had gone through some therapy, to help deal with the abuse I endured as a child from that neighbor. I had to tell my father in a family session what had happened to me. And that was the last time we have really spoken. I had so much anger inside me when that happened I didn’t know how to express it. I mean, how could I forgave my abuser but not my own father? I realized at Lifeclass the grudge I was holding towards my father was really holding me. I had a preconceived notion on how my father should be. How he should act with me, treat me and love me. I’ve held onto this because I want to hear that apology from him, for not being my dad when I needed him most. For the feelings I was feeling about being loved and being deserving of love. I used to fear that if my own father didn’t want anything to do with me, didn’t love me, how in the world could I find someone else to love me. How would I find a man to love me and have a family with me. I realized in Toronto, sitting in that Lifeclass room, that I was limiting my own life purposes. I was putting limitations on my own successes, basing them on other people. I don’t need that apology from him. If he isn’t capable of being a supportive father, that is none of my business. I don’t need that to be happy and fulfilled. I can make me happy. I can provide what I need to so I can live my most authentic and fulfilling life.
As Iyanla says, ‘Everything is just as it needs to be.’
One of the most important things I have learned over the years from Oprah is that I am ENOUGH! I am seen, heard and loved. But more than being a person who deserves to receives love from another, I deserve to feel my own love. I am worthy of loving me. I’m good enough, and my love is strong and pure and I want to feel that inside myself. And I LOVE that!!! There may be times where I struggle with self worth, but life is a journey right? We are all on a path for greatness, for self awareness. And all I can say is that I am enjoying my journey right now!
What an amazing night! Words can't truly express the full extent of the feelings I felt, thoughts I thought and realizations I realized. It was powerful and absolutely life changing. I'm so thankful that I was able to be part of such an awe-inspiring evening. I consider me to be very lucky and blessed.
We all know everything happens for a reason. Little did I know, that just 3 days later, after LifeClass, I would need to call to the surface the many lessons learned from Oprah over the years, including the class I just attended. I was meant to be in that classroom, hearing that exact lesson in that exact moment. For that I am truly grateful!
That's it for now friends! Tune in next time to find out what happened next.
Stay well lovies!
Misty
xo
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