Throughout her books and writing, Susan often talked about meaning and purpose, and what that can mean to each of us individually. When we know and pursue our purpose, we know that we matter. When we don’t know what our purpose is, we can feel lost and alone. Yet, as…
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Creating authentic connection
When we feel disconnected from others, when we don’t feel like part of a community, it is hard to not feel lonely. But there is a whole world of people who we can invite in to be a part of the group we build around ourselves. Here is an excerpt…
Be responsible for your own good time
No matter how spiritually aware any of us are, sometimes we are going to feel lonely. Loneliness feels like it should be a Lower Self emotion, but it isn’t necessarily. Loneliness is a complicated feeling, but it is a feeling, just like disappointment or joy, and can be a path…
Being a Perpetual Beginner is a Great Thing
This month we are talking about being impatient while we explore the path to our Higher Self. Our spiritual journey is a life-long one and there are no “magic pills” or “quick fixes.” Sometimes we get frustrated because we think we aren’t moving along the path as fast as we…
Committing to Your Spiritual Path
Susan found so much joy in learning and growing as a person, a teacher, and a spiritual seeker. In writing Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, she shares so many of the lessons she learned along the way. But most of all, she wanted to inspire all of us…
Patience on your spiritual journey
“This one simple trick will change your life” … you’ve seen ads like this on the internet. Those ads are often referred to as “clickbait,” and we scoff at their needy grab for our attention. Yet, if the gimmick didn’t work those ads wouldn’t run. Who doesn’t want to know…
“Anything worth doing is worth doing badly”
This month’s article was about how needing to be perfect—an impossibility—stops us from knowing that we are enough. That doing our best is all that we need to do. For Stacy, her need to be perfect came at the cost of enjoying the learning process. Stacy had always been a…
It’s All Happening Perfectly
This month we’re talking about how trying to achieve perfection can become an addiction—rather than living life knowing that we are enough, we struggle to achieve something that is impossible—perfection. Susan had a wonderful response for when things aren’t going as “perfectly” as we want them to. The answer is…
Each one of us is Enough
Which of us doesn’t want to have a good life? Who doesn’t want to be enough? With a lovely house and garden, sweet children, a loving spouse, who come together for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A life filled with good friends who celebrate over an elaborate meal and extended family…
The Protective Filter Exercise
This month we’re talking about turning our backs on all the messages of ‘danger’ that we are bombarded with. This exercise, from Embracing Uncertainty, can help us set boundaries so that the negativity can’t affect us. For a while in my own personal growth, I drastically lowered the amount of…