OOPSY DAISY… Things To Forgive! Things to Remember!

Anybody that has ever met me even for five minutes has heard me say “oopsy daisy” at least once in the conversation.  I have been trying to break myself of the habit, unsuccessfully, since I was a little girl.  At 65, I am finally embracing it as part of who I am.  My gentle grandmother Lily said “oopsy daisy” constantly.   I was  blessed to grow up under her loving tutelage, and the silly saying transferred from her to me, so in many ways she lives on in me every day.

With the start of the New Year and resolutions, I imagine many of us are saying “oopsy daisy” about the diet we were going to start, the gym we have yet to visit, the alarm we were going to set earlier, and the extra glass of wine we were NOT going to drink.  In the big scheme of things, those are relatively small things to fret over.  Forgive yourself and start again.  Easy to say – hard to do!

Forgiveness is huge.  In fact, those that know me as the Oopsy Daisy Queen also know me as a Dr. Wayne Dyer aficionado.  Hay House sponsored an online transformational course this past week featuring Wayne that included  his last recorded live seminar before he passed in 2015.  The series was titled  Manifest Your Soul’s Purpose: How to Follow Your Inner Calling and Uncover Your Light.  The primary message was about forgiveness.

In one of Dr. Dyer’s sessions, he had a guest with a stunning presence who had a story that left you in awe and in tears.  I had seen Immaculee Ilibagiza speak before and I had read her book, Left to Tell, but this time she touched my very soul.  Her story is reminiscent of a modern day Anne Frank.  The saddest part is that most people don’t even know about the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994.  Some may have seen the movie, Rwanda, but most are mortified to discover the atrocities that still plague this planet.  Below I have included the Amazon synopsis.  It does not mention that when she went into hiding she weighed 115 pounds.  When she came out she weighed 65 pounds.

“Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloody genocide. Immaculee’s family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans. Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. For 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them. It was during those endless hours of unspeakable terror that Immaculee discovered the power of prayer, eventually shedding her fear of death and forging a profound and lasting relationship with God. She emerged from her bathroom hideout having discovered the meaning of truly unconditional love—a love so strong she was able seek out and forgive her family’s killers. The triumphant story of this remarkable young woman’s journey through the darkness of genocide will inspire anyone whose life has been touched by fear, suffering, and loss.”

I honor her humility and ability to forgive.  She has helped me to be kinder and more loving towards myself and others.

Maybe this Seven Rules of Life Poster will help too:

And here are seven more ideas that I found that resonated with me:

1.  Walk your own path.

2.  Don’t hesitate when you should act.

3.  Experience what you have learned.

4.  Good things don’t come easy.

5.  Never fail to try more.

6.  Take care of your health early.

7.  Make every moment count.

Oh, and by the way…IF you still want to start that weight loss program, Arbonne’s 30 Days to Healthy Living is awesome!  Ask me about it.  It’s never too late!

Please share with anyone you believe will benefit.  Happy New Year!