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Oprah Winfrey is formally 70! In honor of her birthday on January 29, the speak present host celebrated by hitting the seaside for a morning jog. Oprah shared a video of the celebratory second through Instagram and expressed her gratitude for her well being on her big day. “Celebrating 70 with a run on the beach. #healthisthebestgift. Thank you for all the birthday love,” she penned in the caption of the video.
For the seaside health session, the What I Know For Sure creator rocked what seemed to be a head-to-toe purple ensemble. Oprah saved heat with long-sleeved high and matching sweatpants. She additionally protected her eyes from the shiny solar with outsized sun shades, and opted for cozy sneakers. The brunette magnificence was accompanied by a pal on the run and an lovable pup. “This is 70!” she added in daring white letters over the video.
That identical day, Oprah penned an essay for Oprah Daily and revealed how she selected to spend her milestone birthday. Rather than host a lavish celebration, the media powerhouse spent a while at house and reminisced on her 70 years of life. She famous that she felt “such pressure from all my friends to do something big, something special; to have a dinner, a party or luncheon — or to go somewhere like a spa, a hike, a resort or to meditate in Nepal.” Ultimately, Oprah relaxed.
“I thought about it all, took in all their suggestions, and finally did what one friend, Wintley, recommended. He said, ‘You’re too blessed to stress. Savor the fragrances of your extraordinary life,’” she penned, per PEOPLE. “It reminded me of the last line of ‘Love After Love,’ one of my favorite poems by Derek Walcott: ‘Sit. Feast on your life.’” Oprah then revealed that she frolicked “going through old journals, photos, memory boxes, feasting, savoring and marveling at the discovery, pain, joy and wonder of 70 years of growing into the woman I am.”
Oprah revealed that now, greater than ever, she is conscious of how shortly time is “passing” her by. “At my age, you recognize the poignancy of time passing. Seventy resonates, letting you know for sure that there are not as many years remaining as you’ve already consumed,” she penned. “I take great satisfaction in accepting that regardless of how many more suns are left — the rising each time has been worth it.”
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