How Four Powerful Women Find Power
We asked a few notables we look up to tell us where they find power in their own lives.
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the September 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Photo: Ben Baker
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Author of Eat Pray Love (Penguin) and Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage (Viking) People often underestimate the power of... Waiting a situation out. As I've gotten older, I've noticed there's a great deal of power in a pause. Sometimes we make problems worse by rushing to fix them. I felt most powerful when... I took control of my life. Five years of self-examination, painful honesty, and prayer got me out of a bad marriage and depression. It's how I became a woman. A true sign of power is... Positive impact. Power is a neutral energy source, like tofu. It's what you do with it that gives it flavor. |
