Oops.

“Oops.”  This was said to me recently when I shared a personal belief pattern that turned out to be a long term, ‘bad habit’.  What a novel way of speaking to myself!  I stated a long standing habit that was not trusting of Life and certainly not loving to myself and humanity, and this lovely women with intense blue eyes and a empathetic, joyful smile twinkled her eyes and said “Oops.” and gave a little off-centered shrug.  As Maya Angelou says, “When you know better, you do better.”  I could bash my head in and verbally beat myself up for months and years on bad internal habits, or belief systems that ruled a phase of life….and I can also just say “Oops” and see what is true for me NOW.  Sit with that, because like any human being, I am worth sitting with for a while.  I am worth making a slight adjustment with a smile.

It can be hard.  It can also be fun and easy, especially if you are willing to smile and say “Oops.”  Practice by saying this to someone you love who is beating themselves up for a phase in life…Practice so that you can begin saying it internally and possibly quite regularly as you become that wonderful friend to yourself.