🌷Only 8 minutes into this interview I want to say that despite allllll the naysayers and mimics who have spewed insults about the friendship between Oprah and Gayle, these two women have publicly cherished one another and defended one another for so many years that their friendship should really be the a guide to “being a friend”. This is a gift not many of us have. Friendship is an honor.🌷💗🌷
I'm 82 and have appreciated every decade in my life. I'm absolutely positively certain that I wouldn't be where I am without my girlfriends. Life is good!!!
Blessings to you sweetheart I’m 83 next month on the 23rd I’ll be 84. I really don’t have friends I have acquaintances. I’m a recent widow of a year. God is my Blessing he’s keeping me strong because I’m going through a lot. Listening to that conversation with those ladies was very good 🙏❤️
Asian women are bad at not telling you their age , and shocking that you asked them !! 😮😮😮 the stares I got back or the lies I have heard about their age …I SMH 🤦♀️ I am a western Asian and I embrace my wisdom garnered because I am aging ….the culture is so focused on external beauty that it annoys me tremendously! It’s all about show …. They did not learn how to grow older with grace and wisdom. I believe the younger Asian women growing up in the western world are more relaxed and will share their age openly. That’s refreshing ! The 60’s club is the best club for women ….it’s where I see the women who worked about 40 years find their internal strength and fortitude and they don’t fake it till you make it in this club . They are inspirational when they speak, not shy or afraid of what you think…you asked me the question…. so here is MY answer ….it’s transparent and honest. If you don’t like the answer…then don’t bother to ask another question ….go to AI and ask. LOL I listened to Jane Fonda’s podcast and WOW 🤩….did she ever nailed it ! Share your messiness and learn from it ! It’s a badge of honour to have lived and know better ….let the younger women learn to follow a better path . Why not ? They can gain much better perspective and find their better place faster … I am all for that. Happy birthday to all the women here who are age 60 and up 🎉🎉🎊🎂🥳🥳 YOU ARE AWESOME 😊
Now I can truly believe that at 37, I'm just getting started. I can stop beating myself up over not having achieved everything by this age and simply enjoy living.
Really you look to this media talking head for validation you are really really sad man look to your peers for validation not Oprah Winfrey For the Love of Christ
@@Mike-w7g I'm sorry you feel that way. Everyone finds motivation and positivity in different places. For me, hearing encouraging words from successful and wise individuals helps me reflect on my own journey and find peace with where I am in life. It's important to be kind to ourselves and others, and I hope you find your own sources of inspiration and joy. There's more to life than paying bills. I shouldn't even be responding to a "user-fc5...whatever" but you taking the time out to reply negatively to my comment says a lot more about your miserable life. Good day.
🌷🙏🏽Yesssss please stop. You’re so young!!! I’m 52 and grateful just the same to have found this video. But! If I were your age, I’d be SET! Stop the violence hun.🙏🏽
I’m 66 and I really thought I had good friends but I really don’t. They have betrayed me in so many ways either with jealousy comments. They were good for a while and they were true for a while, but it didn’t last. I’m glad to see you. All are such integrity, truth, and class.
Turned 60 few months ago and I can't believe that I'm already a senior😊 but I realized how blessed I am that I was able to reach 60 and still very able to enjoy all blessings that God has blessed me. Yes age us just a number. We just continue to take care of ourselves to keep going. It's good to have a very good friend. You 3 are the best!!! #womenempowerment❤❤❤
Did NOT want this to end! How about a part two ladies? I so appreciated it ALL. Thank you for all the good you all do and sharing your honest selves.❤❤❤
“You can’t be friends with anyone who has a hint of jealousy about anything that you’re doing.” ~ Oprah Winfrey This is so true. I learned the hard way. And, it hurts because it can be your “friend” or “family.” I always notice the hints…but, you have to go one step further to honor yourself by distancing yourself from that person or place. And, sometimes the closer the connection makes it even harder to walk away.
"The most effective poison to lead men to ruin is to boast in themselves, in their own wisdom and power." John Calvin- THE BIBLE IS THE MOST OFFENSIVE BOOK EVER WRITTEN. IT DAMNS THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE. No One Escapes❗️ Micah 5:15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.💥 DENY HIMSELF AND HE SAID TO THEM ALL, IF ANY MAN WILL COME AFTER ME, LET HIM DENY HIMSELF, AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY, AND FOLLOW ΜΕ. Luke 9:23 FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS THEIR YOUR HEART WILL BE ALSO..!! EITHER FOR self-GLORY OR FOR GOD'S GLORY ❗️ The WISDOM of this World IS FOOLISHNESS with God. 1 Corinthians 3:19. ua-cam.com/video/SHueIwKbMww/v-deo.htmlsi=Eh8dO5JGpXVEKcSP
I'm 76 & everyone says, "Girl, you certainty don't look it". Of course, I respond w/gratitude. One thing I can say for sure, everyone desires to live; so if you live, you will get old. That's what happens when you live--get old! Hallelujah.
Why not say this is what 76 look like? To be honest telling someone they don’t look their age is kind not a compliment it’s knocking your age and saying but you look good. That kinda compliment needs to stop. 76 is a beautiful age and 76 look beautiful.
@ArtTheSinger Sometimes I do say that. I truthfully like hearing that I don't look my age. I never take it any other way except as a compliment. I work out @ the gym, I don't like alcohol , I eat 2 meals a day & I don't smoke cigarettes, so I'm pleased when my hard work is noticed! Thank you, my Dear!
This is my first time seeing Melinda speaking in length , such a delight . I always knew she has a great heart from what she and Bill have been doing for the world , but I felt close seeing her have this conversation with my two lovely ladies . Such a magnificent moment to listen to all three of you about friendship and embracing aging. After all, we all want to live long and have someone close to us. Blessings !!
"what she and Bill are doing for the world" You mean using their banker parents and manipulative tactics to buy up more than half of the farmland in the US, and bioengineering a human extinction event? "She" only divorced him because of the Epstein claims, "she's" still trying to kill you and your children and your grandchildren. For "the good of the future"
If you are truly a friend it is impossible to betray someone…If you keep a friend who betrays you, you’re betraying yourself. #InsightsFromMelindaOprahGayle
@@lindatwardowski8675 There are always jealousy people who complicate situations. Yes they have money but they are willing to use those resources for the better of others. Have you ever thought about why you don't belong g to that category? Both of them worked hard to be financially independent, try working hard yourself:)
@JCTHEJOCK "The most effective poison to lead men to ruin is to boast in themselves, in their own wisdom and power."❗️ THE BIBLE IS THE MOST OFFENSIVE BOOK EVER WRITTEN. IT DAMNS THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE. No One Escapes❗️ Micah 5:15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard. "God reigns. Not Satan. Not rulers. Not circumstances. Not luck. Not fate. Not fortune. Not karma. But God and God Alone."❗️ The wISDOM of this World IS FOOLISHNESS with God.❗️ 1 Corinthians 3:19 IF ANYONE TURNS A DEAF EAR TO MY INSTRUCTION, EVEN THEIR PRAYERS ARE DETESTABLE. PROVERBS 28:9 "The death of any nation begins with its rejection of God. No culture can survive without Him." The Gospel of Christ❗️ John 3:3 ua-cam.com/video/SHueIwKbMww/v-deo.htmlsi=Eh8dO5JGpXVEKcSP
I'm in my mid 30's and I just noticed about being in a great place and making great advice for most of my adult life. It's gets better than myself as a man!
I am a 1 year old widow navigating my new reality. My plastic surgeon husband of 43 years was my soulmate and all consuming. After his death three friends of well over 40 years inexplicably came back into my life. I am filled with gratitude for the 74 year life I have lived and I am embracing my next chapter with enthusiasm.
Having friendships like these are priceless. I only wish more of us men had true and close bonds like this. Most men 16 to 75 are in fact lonely , lacking any true and trusting bonds with another person. The person , who always has your back.
There are plenty of us women in that spot too…it is falsely overstated that women have close friendships. Some indeed do, like seen here…but many do not. It is tricky territory. Often it is based on how one was raised (their attachment style), timing, compatibility, etc. I have had close friends, but have been betrayed. I have had friends who are dismissive avoidant and it’s like there is a wall up & closeness almost impossible. I have learned to have my own back, be a friend to myself, have a good therapist…but some days, a true, consistent, loving friend would be a dream come true.
At 41 years old… this is a refreshing conversation to see women talk genuinely about the simple things in life. Girlfriends are truly irreplaceable, this is admirable. Wisdom and gems shared from the soul. Thank you ladies for sharing your TRuTH. I’m in a major transition going through a divorce, yet I’m so excited as I move forward in Self LoVE and continue to spread my wings intentionally. Thank you Melinda, Oprah and Gayle for being role models for women like myself and young girls. ✨✨
I find it extremely difficult to make girlfriends in your 40s. I had a few good girlfriends when I first moved to Florida, but they have all moved out of the state and gotten married and then my best friend died of cancer. You realize how isolated you can feel when you’re in your 40s and you’re not married or have any children, I wish I had good girlfriends or at least One.
I am 76 and have a close friend that I met when we were 8. We live on opposite coasts of the USA, so it has and does take intention to be friends. We communicate frequently about every subject that interests us, with no reservation. I never say we are "old friends", but instead "long time friends". Just think about how well we know each other as we have traveled through many decades of important transitions always with love and caring.
I trusted two childhood friends for years. When I entered my 50's I learned one of them betrayed me by sharing personal information about me to others. The other, after reflecting on her behaviors, I accepted and acknowledged she was really controlling and judgemental. So, I cut them loose. I decided to move on with new friendships, and new interests and leave the baggage behind.
I am the most loyal person. I've never held it against anyone who betrayed my friendship because I know that it's their loss; not mine. It's always important to be comfortable with being disliked, or hated - because you know yourself. I cut off the people wrong for me. It's important to step into spaces where you're welcomed and away from places where you're not.
@@ellie-tk4jy well I’m not really anymore. I had made some friends at work but my best friend died of cancer, and the other girls moved out of the state. Then during the pandemic, I made some friends my age that lived near me, but they have also moved because the rent here in South Florida is so high no one can even afford to live here.
I remember in KC meeting Gayle in HS in the 1980’s. She was the aunt of two of my best friend twins at St Teresa’s Academy. and on local news. I had just got back from a summer in Europe for a student delegation of People to People, and she congratulated me visiting her nieces at our ceremonies. I grew up in major politics, Civil Rights and journalism through my dad and politicians around us. Major. A year or so later I see Oprah in my college sorority and young ladies flocking to the TV with her new show. Then, I see Gayle join her at one point. Mid to late 198o’s. My grandmother in Chicago called me me and asked if I’ve seen this woman Oprah because she’s fantastic, and you need to find a Gayle in your life in that high society sorority. I’ve been a fan of theirs since, and chose them as my North Stars in careers, Philanthropy, service, how you treat people, and how you speak to children, even as a stay at home mom and in between a divorce and dealing with some abuse. I kept my eyes on them, what they would tell me. Even with health scares. I know that I’m going to love this new Podcast as I’ve had to shed many traumas and skin to be my authentic self for me, attached to me and my young adult children. I think that I’m Borrowing a line from someone much more prophetic was Dr. Wayne Dyer, whom said, never be attached to anything but your spirit, and if you have children, then. Otherwise detach from pain and be free to serve others, your God and be grateful everyday.
Wow! Talk about wisdom. These ladies really know how to live their best lives! I love how close Oprah and Gayle are. How lucky to have such a beautiful friendship! ❤️
Open yourself up to whatever the change is whispering to you because life comes in whispers, and if you don't pay attention to the whispers, the whispers gets louder and louder. It's a little message trying to move you in the right direction. I like this traffic-light interview here!
This particular interview is absolutely uplifting and unforgettable about friendship that can inspire both men and women. Ms Gates, Ms Winfrey, and Ms King are literally living legends that has a profound influence on the entire globe. God bless all of you.
Beautiful interview! I’ve never had a true girlfriend and I long to share a connection like this!! What a blessing to live 70 years and look this amazing! ❤️🔥
This conversation felt like I was hanging out with my girlfriends over a glass of wine! Absolutely enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing Melinda, and Happy 60th! All you ladies are amazing and such an inspiration! Loved the Maia quote about "coming home to yourself to flowers lining the front porch" Working on those flowers one day at a time ...
Thanks, Melinda, Oprah and Gail. As a 61 year old going through a divorce after 21 years of marriage, your conversation is empowering. I love forward yo transitioning to this phase of my life
I watched you on Colbert. What a lovely woman you are...inside and out. Im 63 and happy living my best life....hoping to be an example for my 15 grandkids and 1 great great granddaughter. Thank you Melinda, for your generosity ❤
I am 53 this year and I feel as young as I did in my 20’s minus some the cracking in my bones. Lol as for friends the few I have I have taken to only surrounding myself with honest like minded people and not the fake tell me what I want to hear people. I have decided no regrets and putting it all out there which is why I jumped in with both feet to developing my nonprofit Quest Rescue helping give lives of trafficked women back. ❤this was an amazing interview!
I had a “friend” that dumped me after I knew she and her family lied to people to gain money. I want good friends with integrity… I am also going to divorce a person I don’t trust. Thank you for this!
Im 38 and I love these conversations with these amazing women! I wish this episode was longer because it was so entertaining and I have so much to learn! Thank you, Melinda!
Thank you Melinda, Oprah, and Gayle. This was a great conversation. I entered my 60s this year and am grateful for great friends and family who helped me enter it with a new level of freedom and joy.
7:31 Phil Donahue (p.s. he died less than a month after this video was published) 7:42 You don't have to beat them -- just be yourself 15:10 Don't be friends with anyone who has a hint of jealousy towards you 18:02 True wealth is what's given from inside out 20:21 Be the best YOU Take risks (but not foolish risks) 20:39 Change is there to evolve you Things show up to expand and grow you 21:35 Love is supposed to help you blossom Listen to life's whispers
Hello from Canada 🇨🇦. Aging (I, female at 68) is a GIFT. Each new day is a blessing. Both my parents passed at age 56 (When I was 28). I believe a Positive Outlook and an Attitude of Gratitude is a must. An absolute JOY for me is my circle of 3 'Female' friends. Good, bad, ugly or sad ........ they hear you, see you & lift you up and carry you through!! The longest 'Talking' visit, 7 Hours lol. Early August 15th Birthday Wishes. Make every day, your BEST day!! Thank you for this format, I am so enjoying the conversations.
These women are such an inspiration to hear them speak about age, & wisdom. I turned 62 this year, just retired and I'm so looking forward to the next chapter in my Life!
I’m 72 years young so it’s not the age but the fact that I can still see myself as an adult nothing changes my perspective on life, thank Goodness for God’s blessings on me.❤🎉❤
Melinda, your truthful, authentic and oddly “relatability” is important and refreshing as many highly public people are over-coached when talking about the hard things in their life until it sounds like PR spin! You could have taken that route but it seems you chose an approach that was clearly freeing for you and that made someone like you more relatable even to women who can’t imagine your wealth and circumstances. Happy Birthday, I turn 60 this year also! 🎉❤
Thank you, Melinda French Gates for bringing attention to women in transition (Divorce, turning 60, and more) and the possibility of transformation in midlife - and of creating the next best chapter while still leading very complicated lives. Thank you too for speaking about the importance of women and friendship. At Jane Does Well (a non-profit offering women free services and support during divorce and beyond) we work hard to lift each other up and empower each other to lead positive lives. You are an inspiration. Bless you for all you do!!
I am a one year old widow navigating my new reality. My plastic surgeon husband of 43 years was my soulmate and also consumed me. Three friends of well 🎉over 40 years inexplicably came back into my life after his death. I am a 74 year old filled with gratitude for the life I have
I was at a dinner party and one of the guest, a good friend of mine in his mid 80's was asked how they felt. And they responded, their mind feels just like they felt in their 20's and I totally agree as someone entering my 40's. I still feel like I did my 20's, but mistakes and life experiences in general have molded into a more rounded individual, but still being designed.
Nice to c Melinda getting out and being her. Thank you Melinda for supporting our Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s deference between light and dark. And this election really is important for our freedom ❤
I looove this discussion! I'm right there with you at 59 and I am really excited about settling into "myself". I am working on this level of not only acceptance, but excitement about what that really means to accept myself, continuing to grow and become more of myself every day. TY so much for this awesome opportunity for all of us to feel good about who and where we are in our lives.
If you are paying attention to your life, that life only gets better! Love does not hurt but helps you blossom! I totally enjoyed this conversation. Thank you, ladies!
It’s grand that you get to make another year!! I will never understand the idea that aging isn’t beautiful isn’t the goal? Bring on the years 🎉 so much life ahead!
Thank you ladies for these amazing pearls of wisdom. I have no great friends or no girlfriends that would be particularly happy for my success. But I wake up every day happy and thankful for my life. I am single and childless in my 50s so it has been a time of great reflection and some regret. I prayer that God has many more happy, healthy years in store for me. Absolutely love these ladies ❤
What a beautiful conversation. Thank you. Three women I deeply admire. I am 64 years old. I am a single mom to three beautiful children - they are my real true friends. They let me gripe and laugh and cry and love. My true friend outside of my children died recently and I miss her. We did talk about everything and nothing 😉. Happy birthday to come Melinda 🎉.
LOve how society is evolving around womanhood & how free women are becoming to express themselves & fully own themselves as a 30-something year old. Great episode🥹🤌🏾❤️
Ladies, thank you for this interview. I am also turning 60 this year and wish I could attend a public event where like minds and ages can strengthen each other.
All of the women you have interviewed are wealthy and powerful. Women with money can feel younger than women without money. I can't relate to these women or learn from them. How do lower to middle class women feel about these things. Met Gala? This isn't reality for 99.9% of women. Nothing is more arrogant than the top 0.1% and how things are so wonderful. I'm comfortable with my retirement, but there were times that I thought that I can never stop working.
Elitists love to get together and tell each other how awesome they are. It’s their second favorite thing behind telling the rest of us how deplorable WE are. Ridiculous. 😂
I’m just saying, I don’t know what any person would think of me if they didn’t know me. But I do have a lot of respect for anyone who has gone through difficult situations and struggles with depression,has come through with Joy in the process. Because that’s Joyful and it’s God’s plan for mental health 🎉
I so understand the feeling of being grateful for getting older. Several friends died before 30. Now, I’m in my mid-60s and a few friends my age and older are dying or have died in the past six months. It’s like, oh, here comes the next wave. Yes, life expectancy is longer but the 60s are a time when people die. It’s like the biblical “3 score and 10”, which is age 70, so yes, be grateful you made it beyond 70 to 75, 80, etc. So many people did not.
❤❤❤ I really enjoyed this interview. Oprah is such a huge light and force. Her words of wisdom are like no other in my opinion. I love watching all interviews with her in it. ❤
“If you keep a friend who betrays you, you’re betraying yourself” whew, that was good!!
I heard that loud and clear and wondered if she meant Bill.
It’s so true! I feel validated for my decision more now.
@@mandcbruce bill is only friends with his lucifarian mates
I kept everyone who betrayed me and I forgot and forgave
@@user-qr9uh1fd8g you didnt forget because here you are
🌷Only 8 minutes into this interview I want to say that despite allllll the naysayers and mimics who have spewed insults about the friendship between Oprah and Gayle, these two women have publicly cherished one another and defended one another for so many years that their friendship should really be the a guide to “being a friend”.
This is a gift not many of us have.
Friendship is an honor.🌷💗🌷
I'm 82 and have appreciated every decade in my life. I'm absolutely positively certain that I wouldn't be where I am without my girlfriends. Life is good!!!
Good to hear. Fantabulous 🎉
Blessings to you sweetheart I’m 83 next month on the 23rd I’ll be 84. I really don’t have friends I have acquaintances. I’m a recent widow of a year. God is my Blessing he’s keeping me strong because I’m going through a lot. Listening to that conversation with those ladies was very good 🙏❤️
My new book ,Prudence Codfishe , looks at true friendships.
Break bread like Jesus Said
Read Prudence Codfishe
'Aging is another word for living'. Yes, Gayle!
Aged is just number its!
@@YoomiKim-n1f yes indeedy
I completely agree 😊
Asian women are bad at not telling you their age , and shocking that you asked them !! 😮😮😮 the stares I got back or the lies I have heard about their age …I SMH 🤦♀️
I am a western Asian and I embrace my wisdom garnered because I am aging ….the culture is so focused on external beauty that it annoys me tremendously! It’s all about show …. They did not learn how to grow older with grace and wisdom.
I believe the younger Asian women growing up in the western world are more relaxed and will share their age openly. That’s refreshing !
The 60’s club is the best club for women ….it’s where I see the women who worked about 40 years find their internal strength and fortitude and they don’t fake it till you make it in this club . They are inspirational when they speak, not shy or afraid of what you think…you asked me the question…. so here is MY answer ….it’s transparent and honest. If you don’t like the answer…then don’t bother to ask another question ….go to AI and ask. LOL
I listened to Jane Fonda’s podcast and WOW 🤩….did she ever nailed it ! Share your messiness and learn from it ! It’s a badge of honour to have lived and know better ….let the younger women learn to follow a better path . Why not ? They can gain much better perspective and find their better place faster … I am all for that.
Happy birthday to all the women here who are age 60 and up 🎉🎉🎊🎂🥳🥳 YOU ARE AWESOME 😊
Now I can truly believe that at 37, I'm just getting started. I can stop beating myself up over not having achieved everything by this age and simply enjoy living.
As long as somebody pays the bills if you have to pay bills you don't spend all your time living your best life
Really you look to this media talking head for validation you are really really sad man look to your peers for validation not Oprah Winfrey For the Love of Christ
@@Mike-w7g I'm sorry you feel that way. Everyone finds motivation and positivity in different places. For me, hearing encouraging words from successful and wise individuals helps me reflect on my own journey and find peace with where I am in life. It's important to be kind to ourselves and others, and I hope you find your own sources of inspiration and joy. There's more to life than paying bills. I shouldn't even be responding to a "user-fc5...whatever" but you taking the time out to reply negatively to my comment says a lot more about your miserable life. Good day.
Amen bestie❤❤❤
🌷🙏🏽Yesssss please stop. You’re so young!!! I’m 52 and grateful just the same to have found this video.
But! If I were your age, I’d be SET!
Stop the violence hun.🙏🏽
I’m 66 and I really thought I had good friends but I really don’t. They have betrayed me in so many ways either with jealousy comments. They were good for a while and they were true for a while, but it didn’t last. I’m glad to see you. All are such integrity, truth, and class.
Cyber Huggs ❤
YOU MUST BE WILLING TO LET GO IN ORDER FOR CHANGE TO HAPPEN! IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT INTEGRITY, DECENCY AND ABOVE ALL HAPPINESS! ALL THE BEST!
Turned 60 few months ago and I can't believe that I'm already a senior😊 but I realized how blessed I am that I was able to reach 60 and still very able to enjoy all blessings that God has blessed me. Yes age us just a number. We just continue to take care of ourselves to keep going. It's good to have a very good friend. You 3 are the best!!! #womenempowerment❤❤❤
Did NOT want this to end! How about a part two ladies? I so appreciated it ALL. Thank you for all the good you all do and sharing your honest selves.❤❤❤
“You can’t be friends with anyone who has a hint of jealousy about anything that you’re doing.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
This is so true. I learned the hard way. And, it hurts because it can be your “friend” or “family.” I always notice the hints…but, you have to go one step further to honor yourself by distancing yourself from that person or place. And, sometimes the closer the connection makes it even harder to walk away.
Or who you date or marry.
I turn 60 this year and I’m blessed to be here and of sound mind and pretty healthy too. I’m more grateful the older and wiser I become.
"The most effective poison to lead men to ruin is to boast in themselves, in their own wisdom and power."
John Calvin-
THE BIBLE IS THE MOST OFFENSIVE BOOK EVER WRITTEN. IT DAMNS THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE.
No One Escapes❗️
Micah 5:15
And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.💥
DENY HIMSELF
AND HE SAID TO THEM ALL, IF ANY MAN WILL COME AFTER ME, LET HIM DENY HIMSELF, AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY, AND FOLLOW ΜΕ.
Luke 9:23
FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS THEIR YOUR HEART WILL BE ALSO..!! EITHER FOR self-GLORY
OR FOR GOD'S GLORY ❗️
The WISDOM of this World IS FOOLISHNESS with God.
1 Corinthians 3:19.
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I'm 76 & everyone says, "Girl, you certainty don't look it". Of course, I respond w/gratitude. One thing I can say for sure, everyone desires to live; so if you live, you will get old. That's what happens when you live--get old! Hallelujah.
Indeed. ❤ Cheers ❤
@millicenthamilton-kakowski8275 😊
Why not say this is what 76 look like? To be honest telling someone they don’t look their age is kind not a compliment it’s knocking your age and saying but you look good. That kinda compliment needs to stop. 76 is a beautiful age and 76 look beautiful.
@ArtTheSinger Sometimes I do say that. I truthfully like hearing that I don't look my age. I never take it any other way except as a compliment. I work out @ the gym, I don't like alcohol , I eat 2 meals a day & I don't smoke cigarettes, so I'm pleased when my hard work is noticed! Thank you, my Dear!
Sounds like something Kamala Harris would say....😂
@@2ruthfox82 but she's only 59! I hope she's not saying "she's 76" just yet! 😀
This is my first time seeing Melinda speaking in length , such a delight . I always knew she has a great heart from what she and Bill have been doing for the world , but I felt close seeing her have this conversation with my two lovely ladies . Such a magnificent moment to listen to all three of you about friendship and embracing aging. After all, we all want to live long and have someone close to us. Blessings !!
She seems much happier now that she is split from Bill.
"what she and Bill are doing for the world"
You mean using their banker parents and manipulative tactics to buy up more than half of the farmland in the US, and bioengineering a human extinction event?
"She" only divorced him because of the Epstein claims, "she's" still trying to kill you and your children and your grandchildren.
For "the good of the future"
You are deceived.
That’s not Melinda gates, that’s a man
They are not good people. You have been deceived.
If you are truly a friend it is impossible to betray someone…If you keep a friend who betrays you, you’re betraying yourself. #InsightsFromMelindaOprahGayle
You can distance to keep your space positive, if being repeated; and practice compassion from afar! Let time be the healer!
Thank you for your insights
Love Oprah and Gayle!❤
Oprah and Gayle.
I’m blessed to have so many wonderful friends !❤
This is so beautiful! Deep platonic friendships between women should be celebrated more often. And happy 60th birthday, Melinda!❤
What a joke,3 crooked millionaire's together talking crap!
@@lindatwardowski8675 There are always jealousy people who complicate situations. Yes they have money but they are willing to use those resources for the better of others.
Have you ever thought about why you don't belong g to that category? Both of them worked hard to be financially independent, try working hard yourself:)
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@@lindatwardowski8675grow up and get over yourself. Stop with this misogynistic bs. So if women have money they can't be real friends?
@@lindatwardowski8675exactly it's pathetic and sickening and all three of them are criminals and should be in jail right now
Coming from a 32 year old woman..this was such a beautiful & needed conversation!
I'm a grown-ass man and I just love hearing the amount of wisdom in this interview! Men can use some of this advice/wisdom too! ❤
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"The most effective poison to lead men to ruin is to boast in themselves, in their own wisdom and power."❗️
THE BIBLE IS THE MOST OFFENSIVE BOOK EVER WRITTEN. IT DAMNS THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE.
No One Escapes❗️
Micah 5:15
And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
"God reigns. Not Satan. Not rulers. Not circumstances. Not luck. Not fate. Not fortune. Not karma. But God and God Alone."❗️
The wISDOM of this World IS FOOLISHNESS with God.❗️
1 Corinthians 3:19
IF ANYONE TURNS A DEAF EAR TO MY INSTRUCTION, EVEN THEIR PRAYERS ARE DETESTABLE. PROVERBS 28:9
"The death of any nation begins with its rejection of God. No culture can survive without Him."
The Gospel of Christ❗️
John 3:3
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I'm in my mid 30's and I just noticed about being in a great place and making great advice for most of my adult life. It's gets better than myself as a man!
Love it!
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61 and about to have a major life change… I appreciate this conversation sooo… ❤️
I thought the change happened in your 50s?
I am a 1 year old widow navigating my new reality. My plastic surgeon husband of 43 years was my soulmate and all consuming. After his death three friends of well over 40 years inexplicably came back into my life. I am filled with gratitude for the 74 year life I have lived and I am embracing my next chapter with enthusiasm.
OOOOOH.. " Gayle is the (mother), sister, friend I never had." ❤❤
Having friendships like these are priceless. I only wish more of us men had true and close bonds like this. Most men 16 to 75 are in fact lonely , lacking any true and trusting bonds with another person. The person , who always has your back.
There are plenty of us women in that spot too…it is falsely overstated that women have close friendships. Some indeed do, like seen here…but many do not.
It is tricky territory. Often it is based on how one was raised (their attachment style), timing, compatibility, etc.
I have had close friends, but have been betrayed. I have had friends who are dismissive avoidant and it’s like there is a wall up & closeness almost impossible.
I have learned to have my own back, be a friend to myself, have a good therapist…but some days, a true, consistent, loving friend would be a dream come true.
At 41 years old… this is a refreshing conversation to see women talk genuinely about the simple things in life.
Girlfriends are truly irreplaceable, this is admirable.
Wisdom and gems shared from the soul. Thank you ladies for sharing your TRuTH. I’m in a major transition going through a divorce, yet I’m so excited as I move forward in Self LoVE and continue to spread my wings intentionally.
Thank you Melinda, Oprah and Gayle for being role models for women like myself and young girls. ✨✨
I find it extremely difficult to make girlfriends in your 40s. I had a few good girlfriends when I first moved to Florida, but they have all moved out of the state and gotten married and then my best friend died of cancer. You realize how isolated you can feel when you’re in your 40s and you’re not married or have any children, I wish I had good girlfriends or at least One.
Gayle is such an incredibly intelligent woman. Haven’t heard her speak before. Powerful women with grace in one space. Thank you, Melinda! ❤
I enjoyed this so much I didn't want it to end❤❤🎉Happy 60th birthday Melinda🎉Love these 3 powerful women!
The 60 is the new 40. Enjoy your new life Melinda!
She looks older than O and Gayle!😮
That husband of hers, yuck ! Go away no one’s likes theses fakes!
I thought she was a man
Less surgery and off the book treatments. Plus bill is extremely stressful to be around im sure@@khongelanishiluvana3467
I turned 52 today, I feel really blessed ❤️
Gayle is right, I don't feel a day older than 25😅but for my back pain😂😂😂
I felt old as soon as I had to wear readers 🤓
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This was a wonderful chat. Thank you Melinda, you are a superwomen. Gayle and Ophra are simply the best.
I am 76 and have a close friend that I met when we were 8. We live on opposite coasts of the USA, so it has and does take intention to be friends. We communicate frequently about every subject that interests us, with no reservation. I never say we are "old friends", but instead "long time friends". Just think about how well we know each other as we have traveled through many decades of important transitions always with love and caring.
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I trusted two childhood friends for years. When I entered my 50's I learned one of them betrayed me by sharing personal information about me to others. The other, after reflecting on her behaviors, I accepted and acknowledged she was really controlling and judgemental. So, I cut them loose. I decided to move on with new friendships, and new interests and leave the baggage behind.
I am the most loyal person. I've never held it against anyone who betrayed my friendship because I know that it's their loss; not mine. It's always important to be comfortable with being disliked, or hated - because you know yourself. I cut off the people wrong for me. It's important to step into spaces where you're welcomed and away from places where you're not.
Fantastic. Glad you ditched them.
I’m finding it really difficult to make female friends in my late 40s.
@@HH-gv8mx where are you looking?
@@ellie-tk4jy well I’m not really anymore. I had made some friends at work but my best friend died of cancer, and the other girls moved out of the state. Then during the pandemic, I made some friends my age that lived near me, but they have also moved because the rent here in South Florida is so high no one can even afford to live here.
I remember in KC meeting Gayle in HS in the 1980’s. She was the aunt of two of my best friend twins at St Teresa’s Academy. and on local news. I had just got back from a summer in Europe for a student delegation of People to People, and she congratulated me visiting her nieces at our ceremonies. I grew up in major politics, Civil Rights and journalism through my dad and politicians around us. Major. A year or so later I see Oprah in my college sorority and young ladies flocking to the TV with her new show. Then, I see Gayle join her at one point. Mid to late 198o’s. My grandmother in Chicago called me me and asked if I’ve seen this woman Oprah because she’s fantastic, and you need to find a Gayle in your life in that high society sorority. I’ve been a fan of theirs since, and chose them as my North Stars in careers, Philanthropy, service, how you treat people, and how you speak to children, even as a stay at home mom and in between a divorce and dealing with some abuse. I kept my eyes on them, what they would tell me. Even with health scares. I know that I’m going to love this new Podcast as I’ve had to shed many traumas and skin to be my authentic self for me, attached to me and my young adult children. I think that I’m
Borrowing a line from someone much more prophetic was Dr. Wayne Dyer, whom said, never be attached to anything but your spirit, and if you have children, then. Otherwise detach from pain and be free to serve others, your God and be grateful everyday.
Wow! Talk about wisdom. These ladies really know how to live their best lives! I love how close Oprah and Gayle are. How lucky to have such a beautiful friendship! ❤️
Happy birthday, Melinda🎂🎂🎂Thank you 3 for empowering women and girls around the world.
Open yourself up to whatever the change is whispering to you because life comes in whispers, and if you don't pay attention to the whispers, the whispers gets louder and louder. It's a little message trying to move you in the right direction.
I like this traffic-light interview here!
I just lost my bestie to cancer June 1st and feel so lost. I still go to call her on the phone, then remember she cannot answer.
Sorry for your loss ❤
This particular interview is absolutely uplifting and unforgettable about friendship that can inspire both men and women. Ms Gates, Ms Winfrey, and Ms King are literally living legends that has a profound influence on the entire globe. God bless all of you.
Amazing!! 3 real human beings inspiring us to speak our truth. Rock on ladies. Happy 60th birthday dear Melinda!
This conversation needs to just go on. So wonderful, enlightening, and empowering.
We need a Part 2!
Beautiful interview! I’ve never had a true girlfriend and I long to share a connection like this!! What a blessing to live 70 years and look this amazing! ❤️🔥
This conversation felt like I was hanging out with my girlfriends over a glass of wine! Absolutely enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing Melinda, and Happy 60th! All you ladies are amazing and such an inspiration! Loved the Maia quote about "coming home to yourself to flowers lining the front porch" Working on those flowers one day at a time ...
*Maya
Thanks, Melinda, Oprah and Gail. As a 61 year old going through a divorce after 21 years of marriage, your conversation is empowering. I love forward yo transitioning to this phase of my life
I watched you on Colbert. What a lovely woman you are...inside and out. Im 63 and happy living my best life....hoping to be an example for my 15 grandkids and 1 great great granddaughter. Thank you Melinda, for your generosity ❤
I'm so happy for you Oprah and Gayle that you have such a true bond with each other and Trust
This was a treat! Happy birthday, Melinda. ❤
I am 53 this year and I feel as young as I did in my 20’s minus some the cracking in my bones. Lol as for friends the few I have I have taken to only surrounding myself with honest like minded people and not the fake tell me what I want to hear people. I have decided no regrets and putting it all out there which is why I jumped in with both feet to developing my nonprofit Quest Rescue helping give lives of trafficked women back. ❤this was an amazing interview!
I had a “friend” that dumped me after I knew she and her family lied to people to gain money. I want good friends with integrity… I am also going to divorce a person I don’t trust. Thank you for this!
Bless you. I hope you get through the pain of it.
Im 38 and I love these conversations with these amazing women! I wish this episode was longer because it was so entertaining and I have so much to learn! Thank you, Melinda!
Oprah and Gayle have more of a “blood sister” friendship.
I so agree what Oprah said about signs of jealousy in relationships.
2 rich women. Discussing philosophy.
Bless your hearts.
This was good. Unfortunately, sometimes the people with the hint of jealousy are family members.
Melinda has been a model for me and I’m 20 years her senior. I just love her and everything she stands for. You go girl. You are killin” it❤❤
Indeed, we need not to be ashamed but embrace aging as living and know how fortunate and blessed we to have a opportunity to age
If this is what 60 looks and feels like I‘m definitely not afraid of aging anymore! A great conversation between three inspiring women, I love it!
The rich women telling us how great they are.🎉
GREAT ADVICE! #WISDOMNUGGETS SISTER CIRCLES ARE SO VERY IMPORTANT
Thank you Melinda, Oprah, and Gayle. This was a great conversation. I entered my 60s this year and am grateful for great friends and family who helped me enter it with a new level of freedom and joy.
7:31 Phil Donahue
(p.s. he died less than a month after this video was published)
7:42 You don't have to beat them -- just be yourself
15:10 Don't be friends with anyone who has a hint of jealousy towards you
18:02 True wealth is what's given from inside out
20:21 Be the best YOU
Take risks (but not foolish risks)
20:39 Change is there to evolve you
Things show up to expand and grow you
21:35 Love is supposed to help you blossom
Listen to life's whispers
Thank you Melinda, Oprah & Gayle!
So inspiring 🎉
Agreed 😊 hiya Maureen from the Midlands, UK. 🎉
Oops. I meant that's the location of me, not you obviously. I just reread it and realised my error. Sorry for being like a dumbo 😮
Gail said she knows a lot of people but has few friends! I can relate. 😬
Hello from Canada 🇨🇦. Aging (I, female at 68) is a GIFT. Each new day is a blessing. Both my parents passed at age 56 (When I was 28). I believe a Positive Outlook and an Attitude of Gratitude is a must. An absolute JOY for me is my circle of 3 'Female' friends. Good, bad, ugly or sad ........ they hear you, see you & lift you up and carry you through!! The longest 'Talking' visit, 7 Hours lol. Early August 15th Birthday Wishes. Make every day, your BEST day!! Thank you for this format, I am so enjoying the conversations.
Nice to see these ladies, didn't they watch age and feel bad about their age,no,Oprah look so young and fresh,Happy Birthday Mrs Gates😊
These women are such an inspiration to hear them speak about age, & wisdom. I turned 62 this year, just retired and I'm so looking forward to the next chapter in my Life!
I’m 72 years young so it’s not the age but the fact that I can still see myself as an adult nothing changes my perspective on life, thank Goodness for God’s blessings on me.❤🎉❤
Melinda, your truthful, authentic and oddly “relatability” is important and refreshing as many highly public people are over-coached when talking about the hard things in their life until it sounds like PR spin! You could have taken that route but it seems you chose an approach that was clearly freeing for you and that made someone like you more relatable even to women who can’t imagine your wealth and circumstances. Happy Birthday, I turn 60 this year also! 🎉❤
I love it. Melinda is full of love, joy , and wisdom. What a powerful conversation ❤. We need more videos of such powerful women's conversations
No to WEF, No to Great reset!
Thank you, Melinda French Gates for bringing attention to women in transition (Divorce, turning 60, and more) and the possibility of transformation in midlife - and of creating the next best chapter while still leading very complicated lives. Thank you too for speaking about the importance of women and friendship. At Jane Does Well (a non-profit offering women free services and support during divorce and beyond) we work hard to lift each other up and empower each other to lead positive lives. You are an inspiration. Bless you for all you do!!
I love to hear Oprah and Gayle . They are lucky to have each other ☺️
I can feel evil radiating from them. As soon as I turned on this video I felt it 😂
I am a one year old widow navigating my new reality. My plastic surgeon husband of 43 years was my soulmate and also consumed me. Three friends of well 🎉over 40 years inexplicably came back into my life after his death. I am a 74 year old filled with gratitude for the life I have
Thank you for sharing. Very inspirational ❤
Felt like I was having a chat with some of my favorite women over a cup of tea.
I was at a dinner party and one of the guest, a good friend of mine in his mid 80's was asked how they felt. And they responded, their mind feels just like they felt in their 20's and I totally agree as someone entering my 40's. I still feel like I did my 20's, but mistakes and life experiences in general have molded into a more rounded individual, but still being designed.
Thanks for sharing this. We all should have a friend in our lives like yours
This brought joy to my heart. Thank you! Friendship is essential and I’m happy for Oprah and Gayle. Blessings 🙏🏽
Nice to c Melinda getting out and being her.
Thank you Melinda for supporting our Vice President Kamala Harris.
It’s deference between light and dark. And this election really is important for our freedom ❤
Please tell us how the Democratic and liberal party is going to protect your freedom??
I looove this discussion! I'm right there with you at 59 and I am really excited about settling into "myself". I am working on this level of not only acceptance, but excitement about what that really means to accept myself, continuing to grow and become more of myself every day. TY so much for this awesome opportunity for all of us to feel good about who and where we are in our lives.
What a pleasant surprise! Finally a UA-cam recommendation that made my day. Oprah, Gayle, and Melinda ...all in 1 episode💜
If you are paying attention to your life, that life only gets better! Love does not hurt but helps you blossom! I totally enjoyed this conversation. Thank you, ladies!
It’s grand that you get to make another year!! I will never understand the idea that aging isn’t beautiful isn’t the goal? Bring on the years 🎉 so much life ahead!
Thank you ladies for these amazing pearls of wisdom. I have no great friends or no girlfriends that would be particularly happy for my success. But I wake up every day happy and thankful for my life. I am single and childless in my 50s so it has been a time of great reflection and some regret. I prayer that God has many more happy, healthy years in store for me. Absolutely love these ladies ❤
What a beautiful conversation. Thank you. Three women I deeply admire. I am 64 years old. I am a single mom to three beautiful children - they are my real true friends. They let me gripe and laugh and cry and love.
My true friend outside of my children died recently and I miss her. We did talk about everything and nothing 😉.
Happy birthday to come Melinda 🎉.
Today is my birthday and it was real treat. Made me feel stronger.
And here I am going to be 48 been so hard on myself that I should have achieved certain things. I needed this conversation. ❤
Am 60 and I am truly blessed and Thankful
LOve how society is evolving around womanhood & how free women are becoming to express themselves & fully own themselves as a 30-something year old. Great episode🥹🤌🏾❤️
Interesting discussion and dialog. I did not know Melinda Gates had a show. Oprah and Gail on friendship is phenomenal. ❤
Ladies, thank you for this interview. I am also turning 60 this year and wish I could attend a public event where like minds and ages can strengthen each other.
All of the women you have interviewed are wealthy and powerful. Women with money can feel younger than women without money. I can't relate to these women or learn from them. How do lower to middle class women feel about these things. Met Gala? This isn't reality for 99.9% of women. Nothing is more arrogant than the top 0.1% and how things are so wonderful. I'm comfortable with my retirement, but there were times that I thought that I can never stop working.
Elitists love to get together and tell each other how awesome they are. It’s their second favorite thing behind telling the rest of us how deplorable WE are. Ridiculous. 😂
Very true
I’m just saying, I don’t know what any person would think of me if they didn’t know me. But I do have a lot of respect for anyone who has gone through difficult situations and struggles with depression,has come through with Joy in the process. Because that’s Joyful and it’s God’s plan for mental health 🎉
I so understand the feeling of being grateful for getting older. Several friends died before 30. Now, I’m in my mid-60s and a few friends my age and older are dying or have died in the past six months. It’s like, oh, here comes the next wave. Yes, life expectancy is longer but the 60s are a time when people die. It’s like the biblical “3 score and 10”, which is age 70, so yes, be grateful you made it beyond 70 to 75, 80, etc. So many people did not.
I am 59 years young and I feel great , it seems like everyone my age seems old , you look wonderful ladies !
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I thank God each and every night for all of the Blessings has bestowed upon me and my family.🙏
Yes, these ladies and their conversation was so delightful. Thank you for sharing your life lessons and wisdom. This is so needed among women.
Lots of wisdom from these three intelligent, strong, classy women. Lovely interview!
Excellent interview. The importance of our election on November cannot be understated. It is life or death for American democracy.
This is not about politics !!!
We all need a friendship like this! It must be nice❤
"Change is there to evolve you. Change and evolve and get better and stronger."❤❤❤
❤❤❤ I really enjoyed this interview. Oprah is such a huge light and force. Her words of wisdom are like no other in my opinion. I love watching all interviews with her in it. ❤
😅😅😅😅😅😅 Rube.
This is an amazing discussion. Wow, such strong women in this world.
You're kidding 🙄
Melinda is an inspiration. Enjoyed this interview with Gayle & Oprah!
I love Melinda in her new era ❤❤❤
Yes! Don't you agree that there's a new, bright energy around Melinda now? So powerful. She did allow change to evolve her.
It helps to walk away from a divorce with 76 BILLION dollars.
Lesson: marry a successful man.
Melinda is empowering humanity. Oprah and Gayle are wonderful ladies.