the tindog coffeehouse

A Chicago woman is conducting a year-long experiment to see if it’s possible to live explicitly according to Oprah Winfrey’s advice.

No, seriously! I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried.

Why is she doing this?

Well, for several reasons. On one hand, I am concerned about the manner in which power is wielded by celebrities and on the other hand, I am doubly concerned about how willing we are to hand over our power to our gurus.

I believe the most influential American public figure today to be Oprah Winfrey. Many of us allow her to dictate what we read, what we watch, what we listen to, how we cook, exercise, organize, and how we vote. We are convinced by her powerful public persona that her way is the right way. The road to happiness and success. …

I’m interested in seeing what happens when an average American woman (I’ll give you all my stats in my next post) tries to keep up with Oprah’s advice to (as her website touts) “live your best life.” Can I keep up? What will the financial, emotional and time costs be?

That was in January. Along the way she’s learned how to align her “vibrations”, the importance of owning a white denim jacket, and that “avocado” comes from the Aztec word for “testicle”.

OK… Well, at least it’s not like Oprah is some sort of cult leader or anything. Oh, wait…