You Light My World

I love Oprah.
There I said it.

That admits to being both a closet daytime TV addict, and a fan of tear jerking, soppy, inspirational real-life stories. I wish we had Oprah in the UK. Don't know how the stiff upper lipped brits would take to her over the top antics. But I still like it. I don't think Trisha would even be able to give her a run for her money.

I remember watching Oprah since waaaaay back, and it scared me, when she did her 20th anniversary special, that I had actually been watching enough Oprah through the years to go... "Hey I remember that old episode!"

Doh.

But it is amazing how she is able to touch so many lives, encourage, heal and even address social issues through her show. Granted, sometimes in a very hollywood-ish way, and the cynic in me still wonders whether it is true, but it is all still very endearing. One of the shows that I remember from years ago, I think possibly when I was 13, was when she said this phrase...

"Do your eyes light up when your child walks into the room?"

Of course, it was a discussion on parenting. But as a kid then, it resonated so much within me, that hey, I even put it as a signature at the end of my emails for a period of time. And it does make me think, how many times do my parents' eyes light up when I walk in. Or how do my eyes light up? Who do they light up to?

Maybe its time we sat to re-examine ourselves. How often do our eyes light up? Who do they light up to? Do we make the effort to give that sparkle? Its a great feeling to receive the special glint, and maybe when we realise how dear and precious that feeling is, we'd make more of that effort to help others feel the same.