In order to recognize, and be grateful for, all the people who have supported us along our journey, we need to really look at all the work that goes into making our lives both comfortable and convenient. In End the Struggle and Dance With Life, Susan asks us to “Look…
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The Important Habit of Saying Thank You
This month we’re talking about recognizing and being grateful for the support we receive from other people. Showing our gratitude is the best way to be conscious of the help we receive. In End the Struggle and Dance With Life, Susan talks about “Cultivating the habit of saying, ‘Thank You.’”…
What We Find When We Look Deeply
A self-made person is a myth. Not one person has found any kind of success without the support of other people. We hear a lot about self-made millionaires who worked their way to success. But those millionaires did not do it by themselves. Sure they put in the hard work…
You Always Have a Choice in How You Feel
Lesson Seven of taking responsibility for our own experiences states that we must be aware of the multitude of choices we each have in any given situation. This statement makes it sound easy, but putting it into practice is hard—especially when our obligations seem to overwhelm us, our friends are…
The Seven Lessons of Responsibility
In this month’s newsletter article, we are talking about taking responsibility. In Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, Susan wrote about taking responsibility for not only our “experiences in life,” but even more importantly for our “experiences of life.” She talks about the Seven Definitions of Responsibility to help…
Creating Your Own Misery, Creating Your Own Joy
We all know the feeling—angry, upset, and sad because the world is making our life less than perfect. Our boss is mean, our friends aren’t there for us, other drivers cut us off in traffic, the store clerk was rude, we got a surprise bill from the electric company. On…
Uncertainty and Creativity
Most of us prefer to make plans, have goals, be assured of what’s going to happen tomorrow because not knowing can be scary. We create expectations of what we want to happen to keep our fears at bay, even knowing that we are likely to be disappointed. Setting ourselves up…
Why Being Connected to Our Higher Self Is So Important
This month we’re talking about using creativity to get in touch with our Higher Self. But why is being connected with our Higher Self so important? Susan explains it like this in End the Struggle and Dance With Life: We don’t have to live a life controlled by our need…
Creativity Can Connect You and Your Higher Self
If you have read any of Susan’s books, you know about her belief in the Higher Self. When we are connected to our Higher Self, we can connect to the Universe. As Susan wrote in Feel the Fear and Beyond, “The Higher Self is the space within each and everyone…
Even Famous People Feel Fear
Susan’s Fear Truth #4 tells us that we are not alone in our fear and that everyone feels fear when they try something knew. In Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, she uses the example of New York City mayor Ed Koch—an attorney, political commentator, TV personality, and a…