Oprah Winfrey was welcomed in downtown Toronto by hundreds of fans, some of whom began lining up at dawn to take part in the American media mogul’s touring Lifeclass roadshow. Winfrey’s Toronto sessions mark the first time that she has broadcast a show from Canada, despite a long career in television.
Listen to these clips to hear what Erin Davis and a CHFI Oprah life class ticket Winner had to say about the experience.
680News showbiz editor Gloria Martin caught up with Oprah about her return to the big screen and gave out some career advice.
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Add a commentRainbowRay
April 18, 2012
12:04 pm
Hi Michelle, Erin, Mike, Tish,Darren. Still listening! “From Now On” is such a romantic song and makes me think of Fiona and getting engaged to her (this is one great “engagement song”. I already picked out mine for her and don’t mind telling you; Whitney Houston’s “I WIll Always Love You” (because with regards to my life, ti sounds “so hopeful” after what happened to her and I BELIEVE that the people of this city and everywhere else need it and it’s not because I HAVE TO DO IT, it’s because I WANT TO DO IT and after 11 years of working on Eric’s MIrror and RainbowRay, why the hell would I stop now? So Fiona honey, these dreams are for you as well sweetheart! (It’s all about YOU, it’s all about ME, its’a ll about US!). I think this city needs something happy to celebrate despite what’s been happening in the world. Here’s to LOVE!
RainbowRay
RainbowRay
April 18, 2012
12:19 pm
I agree with Ophra, “you have to have passion; that seed of hearts desire that burns in every person”. Oh I agree with her 100% I Feel my passion and my desire (including my passion for Fiona and falling in love with her in Memphis). Everyone has one, just need to find it; be interested in things and in life; find something you Really care about and stick with it. With me it started with volunteerjng just to get ouf of my shell which lasted since childhood and be around people and then it built from them.
You can’t succeed in life without having a passion (no matter what your beliefs are!) because what is life without passion (most of us know what that is right?), NOTHING or MEANINGLESS! I already learned through my own experiences what’s important in life and that is what I’m striving for. I call them RainbowRay’s 4 F’s Plus 1 club (the Four F’s being, FAMILY, FRIENDS, FUN and of course FIONA). The fifth F is “FAME/FORTUNE” (remember that song from “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” with Burl IVes, “Fame and Fortune”. It’s okay to be rich and famous (nothing wrong with that), but “for the right reasons” and so long as you learn the lessons about love and life (especially if you’ve been living without for so many years). That’s my belief! Take it or leave it!
Not everyone can achieve it, but it’s there for the taking “if you want it bad enough, you can achieve it! Notthingis impossible” if you set your mind to it and have a lttle “faith and believe” like I’ve been doing for so long! (seems “endlessly enduring”, which I am, but still I have the passion, the drive and the motivation to continue because I know it will all be worth it in the end and I’m sure my family would be thrilled for me to see me as RainbowRay and seeing Eric’s Mirror developed for TV). The world needs a RainbowRay and Eric’s mIrror and I will keep pursuing it remembering all that I’ve learned and am applying in my life right now.
Your passion may not be big like mine is (wanting to make that much of a difference realizing that that’s how shitty life was here in the city I still love), but it’s better then having no passion at all. When I was a kid I remember growing up in Scarborough seeing this Bank of Montreal sine that said, “DREAM BIG”. I remember clearly in my mind that sign, but I never knew what the hell those words meant. Today I do and I will continue to dream these dreams until they are achieved; there is NOTHING else I want to do and NO ONE I want to love and BE LOVED then by my FIona 9/11!
A story or miracle for modern times; you can call it that, but I like to call it hope!
LOVE
RainbowRay
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Don’t be shy, give it a try—Find your passion (no matter how big or small it is and listen to Ophra says and follow it. I did!)–if you want to that is!