I am a life long Marie Osmond fan. I tuned into Oprah today and was moved with the audience as Marie candidly discussed the suicide of her 18 year old son last winter. The 
pain, still at the surface, was difficult for her to control. She bravely carried on as she wanted to inspire and encourage others with her story.
It touched me when she apologized, more than once, for her very natural display of emotion. When she sang the Agnus Dei to memorialize Michael at the end of the show, she needed to stop and start again. Once again, she apologized. Not a person in the audience expected or needed that apology. We all just loved her and wanted to support her. Once again, I committed to releasing myself from my manic need to say “I’m sorry.”
Marie was asked point blank about the abuse allegations in the press regarding her ex-husband. She handled the question with dignity. The fact that her children would not have attended Michael’s funeral if the ex was going to be there speaks for itself. The ex didn’t attend.
Marie, the Snow White trooper that she is, was back on stage within days of her sons death. As she said it, her comfort zone is the stage. After performing for 48 years, it is her place of love. It is her passion. And it is healing.
If you saw that program, didn’t you just want to rush the stage and hug this fragile, beautiful woman? Similar to other Snow Whites, she has poured out her life focusing on others. Her eight, count them, eight children, her audiences, her brothers, her mom and dad (she prepared their bodies for burial as well as her son’s), the press, QVC, etc. etc. etc. If you look up sweet in the dictionary….her pic would be there!
Marie says she is in menopause so men are on pause. I like that. I see in her the resolve to find peace and healing in her own being. When asked how she linked up with her ex, a man so clearly not good for her, she said she was exhausted at the time she chose him. Good lesson there.
Snow Whites are amazingly strong and resilient. They take a licking and keep on ticking. They are the warm nurturers and care so deeply about the welfare of their dear ones that they often lose themselves in the process. It takes a mighty kick in the ass to get Snow White’s to slow down enough to ask themselves what they really, really want.
Can you relate? If you are a Snow White, be kind to yourself today. Look in the mirror and tell yourself just how special you are, because you need to hear your own mouth say it. If you get a chance to see the segment on Oprah…hold Marie in the light.
And Snow White? I think it is time for you to let the dwarves take care of you for awhile!
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