Celebrity Scribe

Heartfelt musings of Celebrity Scribe Marsala Rypka.

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In My Next Life I’m Coming Back As Shirley MacLaine

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Shirley MacLaine - Up Close and Personal with Marsala Rypka

Oprah is counting down the last few weeks of her show and I’m sure the Harpo team has been going through an intense selection process, mulling, deliberating, and debating each possible guest.

So it said a lot when Shirley MacLaine came on last week and Oprah called her “one of my greatest teachers.”

I’m certainly not in Oprah’s league, but I’ve also had the pleasure of interviewing Shirley MacLaine, whose birthday happens to be today, April 24, 2011. Ironically it’s also Easter Sunday, the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and Shirley MacLaine is a big believer in reincarnation and life after death.

At 77 years old she has not only had many past lives, but she has enjoyed many incarnations in this lifetime as an award-winning actress, dancer, honorary mascot of the Rat Pack, best-selling author, political activist, metaphysical student and teacher, and let’s not forget Warren Beatty’s older sister.

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Wisdom Gleaned from the 83rd Academy Awards

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Oscar statueThere are life lessons to be found everywhere, including the 83rd Academy Awards, which took place on February 27, 2011.

I’m not here to pass judgment on who won or who should have won; what gowns I liked or didn’t like; or whether the evening was boring or not. There are enough people critiquing and criticizing the hosts, the presenters, the performers, and the winners.

I’d much rather share with you those Oscar moments that in some way inspired, informed, or touched my heart. Perhaps they will yours too.
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