Susan called it the “Chatterbox.” That voice inside each of us that is our voice of doom and gloom. That voice that finds us when we’re already down and pushes us farther away from the parts of ourselves that are joyful and confident. Affirmations were Susan’s favorite way of rewiring…
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Breaking the Habit of Lower Self Thinking
This month, we’re working with Susan’s book Feel the Fear and Beyond, specifically the section titled, “Ask Your Higher Self.” Here is an excerpt about getting in touch with your Higher Self: Don’t you love the choice you can have in thinking about various situations in your life? Obviously, choosing…
The Act-As-If Exercise Refresher
When we “act as if” we matter and commit ourselves 100% to whatever we are doing, we can make a big difference in our own lives and also in the lives of those we touch. If you’re feeling weighed down by obligation, duty, or resentment, try this exercise from Embracing…
Less Stress with Fewer “Shoulds”
Following up August’s monthly article, this blog continues the idea of ridding ourselves of “should” and “shouldn’t.” In End the Struggle and Dance With Life, Susan gives us the example of Janice who learns the value of giving up her “shoulds.” “Shoulds” and “shouldn’ts” are signs of our need to…
When “Should” Gets in the Way of Kindness
Adapted from the works of Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. We can all agree that the world would be a better place if more people were kind and considerate. And we know that to make the world a better place, kindness starts with each of us. But there are situations when we…
Habit vs. Family Time
This month, we’re talking about the “pull of habit”—when our habits are so set in stone that we sacrifice other parts of our life in order to keep that habit safe. When we settle into our comfort zone like this, our lives become unbalanced, and we are not putting 100%…
Taking a Break from the Habit of Work
In this month’s newsletter article, we mentioned Susan’s habit of working too much. She was an avowed workaholic, but that didn’t mean she didn’t work on overcoming her issues. Here is the rest of the story from the newsletter as she wrote it for a published article. I ask you,…
A Little Bit of Sadness, A Little Bit of Joy
So many of us strive for happiness—that place where we will all be happy for the rest of our lives. This is a myth, of course, because no one can be happy all the time. But for Carola, it seemed there was no place for happiness in her life. When…
Balancing on Your Sea Legs
This month we’re talking about finding our center so that no matter what emotion we are feeling, we can always be in balance. This is an excerpt from End the Struggle and Dance With Life, where Susan discovers her center … as well as her sea legs. Many years ago…
Fear Is Only Part of the Problem
The major things we fear, such as plane crashes, or terrorist attacks, or terrible diseases, are awful if they happened. Yet, we are far more likely to be injured by falling in a bathtub or riding in a car, but we don’t fear those things to a degree that they…