On the Oprah Winfrey show, Oprah takes great pains to ensure that less-privileged, disadvantaged, minimized groups of people get a fair shot at succeeding in life. She goes well out of her way to bring in very talented, professional people to find ways to heal lives that have been broken by terrible misfortune.

As well, Oprah is always reading, and through the Oprah book club, she often recommends top reads that help struggling people transform their lives. What motivates Oprah to dedicate so much of her Oprah Winfrey show to helping others? Quite simply, she appears to be a true humanitarian and a philanthropist.

She has championed causes in other parts of the world, as well as North America. If you want to read about her personal, real-life struggle to succeed against incredible odds, get a copy of an Oprah Winfrey biography and maybe you'll begin to comprehend why she has so intensely dedicated the latter part of her life to helping others. She's been there, been beaten down, and knows how wonderful healing power of help--she loves helping others.

So, when you need a lift from all of the doom and gloom the media cranks out day after day, turn off the news and watch the Oprah Winfrey show instead.