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Oprah Winfrey is formally 70! In honor of her birthday on January 29, the discuss 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 special occasion. “Celebrating 70 with a run on the seaside. #healthisthebestgift. Thanks for all of the birthday love,” she penned within the caption of the video.

For the seaside health session, the What I Know For Positive writer 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 intense 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. “That is 70!” she added in daring white letters over the video.

That very same day, Oprah penned an essay for Oprah Day by day and revealed how she selected to spend her milestone birthday. Relatively 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 strain from all my mates to do one thing huge, one thing particular; to have a dinner, a celebration or luncheon — or to go someplace like a spa, a hike, a resort or to meditate in Nepal.” In the end, Oprah relaxed.

“I thought of all of it, took in all their ideas, and at last did what one buddy, Wintley, really helpful. He stated, ‘You’re too blessed to emphasize. Savor the fragrances of your extraordinary life,’” she penned, per PEOPLE. “It jogged my memory of the final line of ‘Love After Love,’ certainly one of my favourite poems by Derek Walcott: ‘Sit. Feast in your life.’” Oprah then revealed that she frolicked “going via previous journals, pictures, reminiscence containers, feasting, savoring and marveling on the discovery, ache, pleasure and marvel of 70 years of rising into the lady I’m.”

Oprah revealed that now, greater than ever, she is conscious of how shortly time is “passing” her by. “At my age, you acknowledge the poignancy of time passing. Seventy resonates, letting for positive that there aren’t as a few years remaining as you’ve already consumed,” she penned. “I take nice satisfaction in accepting that no matter what number of extra suns are left — the rising every time has been value it.”