Oprah Winfrey Says She’s At Peace Knowing There Isn’t Much Time Left For Her To Live

Oprah Reveals Knee Surgery Made Her Have Peace With Knowing There Isn’t As Much Time Left For Her To Live

During a recent appearance on the Today Show, Oprah Winfrey opened up about what it feels like to be aging. The media mogul revealed that she has peace knowing there isn’t as much time left.

“There is a sense of knowing that there isn’t as much time left and I am at peace with that knowing. There’s a sense of urgency for me about living well,” she revealed to the host AI Roker.

The 70-year-old went on to say that it was knee surgery she had back in 2021 that inspired her current perspective on life. “I had been becoming more and more debilitated to the point where it was hard to walk down even two steps just to get into the car,” she said.

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The renowned host, actress and author continued, “When I finally went to the knee doctor and I said, ‘I don’t know, is it time?’ He goes, ‘It’s time if you want to continue walking. You like walking? It’s time.’” Oprah says she has no fear of getting older and is enjoying living in the present.

“I think I have just aged into a form of myself that is wiser, that is certainly stronger, that is more vibrant and aware and conscious than I’ve ever been,” she said. “I don’t feel that my edges are softening.”

She also reflected on her successes and failures throughout her life, admitting she wished she hadn’t jumped into another project right away after The Oprah Winfrey Show came to an end in 2011.

“I would not have taken on the responsibility of trying to build a network [OWN] while still ending the show. That is my one regret. I should have handled all of that differently, I think,” she said.

“I should have completed one thing, taken a year to do nothing, and then decided what was the next thing for me to do,” Oprah added.