Wednesday June 29, 2011
from O, The Oprah Magazine
The Power of Real
by Oprah Winfrey
Not long ago, I received a letter from a friend who’s in the music business. Ask anyone in that world and they’ll tell you that glamour and Grammys aside, it’s a tough business. And like any business, especially a creative one, you have to keep reinventing yourself to stay relevant.
But my friend found that she’d lost her way in the very experience she loved most: making music.
That sort of thing happens to most of us at some point. We get caught up and lose our energy and strength and power to an agenda other than our own.
I asked my friend if I could share part of her letter with you, thinking her path back to herself might help you on this universal journey. So here’s how India Arie got her power back…
Read the full article here
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