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How Do You Lift Your Spirits?

Six leading authors, performers and thinkers—and one NYC taxi driver—share their secrets to finding joy. 
O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the May 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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Marin Alsop

Marin Alsop

Music director, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

"Being totally engaged in the moment is the most uplifting thing I can do, and fortunately, I am able to do it frequently. When I'm engaged with 100 musicians and 2,000 listeners in a journey through a Mahler or Brahms symphony, there is a genuine and heartfelt human connection that goes beyond words. I feel the same depth of connection when I take a hike in the Colorado Rockies with my 5½-year-old son. His joy at what is is contagious."

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