{"id":1546,"date":"2012-06-13T08:44:18","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T15:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolynhidalgo.com\/\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2023-03-22T10:12:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T10:12:56","slug":"oprahs-own-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolynhidalgo.com\/staging\/oprahs-own-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah’s OWN Canada…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I taped my first National TV interview for Oprah\u2019s OWN<\/a> Canada scheduled to air this fall – a new truth documentary series exploring the human connection. Friends asked \u2018how did that happen\u2019?<\/p>\n

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Ever since I stepped into following my heart, passion & purpose where I\u2019d changed careers to become a life coach and author, I’ve noticed the whirlwind of synchronicities constantly happening. I\u2019ve been transforming ALL my relationships to be more meaningful, authentic, and connected with my message of \u201cBEING YOU\u201d \u2013 sharing my vision for a judgment-free world. It’s required stepping back from some, letting others go, deepening existing ones, and attracting many others with similar energy!!<\/p>\n

I was standing in line with girlfriends to see Oprah live in Toronto last month – we get together monthly, and have the incredible judgment-free space to share authentically. Laugher and tears – memories for always. We had always talked about seeing Oprah together one day…so of course it happened!!<\/p>\n

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We left at 11:11 am – had lunch at 156 Front Street (111 for me), sat in the 11th row, and it was 11:11 pm returning home\u202611s is just one of the \u2018spiritual signs\u2019 I\u2019d seen as a child letting me know I am on my ‘right path’, a reminder to slow down, pay attention, and listen to my inner voice. I was just prompted again with 11:11 writing this blog!!<\/p>\n

Someone from Oprah\u2019s OWN Canada came by the 8,500 people waiting in line to ask if anyone had a story to share. My friends insisted I take the casting card & submit! The ‘sign’ of releasing my latest publication, a chapter in Pebbles in the Pond<\/a> called \u201cFinding Forgiveness\u201d within weeks of Oprah\u2019s life class topic that evening: Forgiveness, had me in that magic zone of listening to my intuition, getting into action, and trusting. \u00a0Sounded like “just send in your story – who knows?” Weeks later, the call came I wasn’t expecting – they wanted to interview me! Turned out to be a fun, casual experience – my amazing friend, and life coach Angela\u00a0offered to drive me to the downtown shoot. We met the producer, and with a nudge from me, Angela ended up sharing her story too – we’re in the same episode!!<\/p>\n

I shared the painful experience that caused me to dive into understanding what it really means to judge someone. \u00a0A six page letter I received from someone I regarded as a true friend for over a decade. The words \u2018right and wrong\u2019 showed up everywhere \u2013 she was \u2018right\u2019, and I was \u2018wrong\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no right, and wrong, but thinking makes it so.\u201d ~Shakespeare<\/em><\/p>\n

Jealousy, resentment, and judgment showed up so loudly in her words. False assumptions, and condemning thoughts she had kept hidden for months. I had no idea. \u00a0I wanted her to be happy, but we had been drifting apart since I began following my passions. After hearing her truth, I found myself judging her for judging me \u2013 felt resentment, anger, and betrayal because I was now attached to \u2018being right\u2019, and making her ‘wrong’. Underneath were real, raw emotions of shock, sadness, and disappointment.<\/p>\n

The moment I finished the letter for Oprah’s OWN Canada, I knew our friendship was over. We had grown too far apart. Our values weren’t the same. It taught me my message, how to speak our truth. I forgave her, she forgave me, and I walked away with a stronger trust in myself.<\/p>\n

Today I surround myself with people who are genuinely happy for who I am, and where I\u2019m going, and vice versa \u2013 no competition, jealousy, meeting expectations of a \u201cright or wrong\u201d way. Letting go of judgment is the secret to healthy, happy, deeply connected relationships, and what it means to finally experience unconditional love.<\/p>\n

You can BE YOU, and allow others the freedom<\/em><\/strong> to be themselves. It’s what we all desire: to be seen, and heard for who we are, and why we’re here.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe who you are, and say what you feel because those who mind don\u2019t matter,<\/em>
\n and those who matter don\u2019t mind.\u201d ~Dr. Seuss<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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