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…
Category: Inspiration
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,…
Affirmations For Living in 2020
We’re talking about affirmations this month and how they are an important tool in Susan’s teachings. Whether your affirmations come from Susan or if you write your own, they have the power to change your mood and your mind when repeated often enough. Times are rough right now and many…
Looking for the Deeper Meanings in Affirmations
In Life Is Huge, in the chapter “The Surprising Power of Affirmations,” Susan wrote that even though affirmations are generally short, one-sentence phrases, their power comes from the meaning that underlies that simple sentence. For example, take the affirmation, “I let go of my need to control everything around me.”…
Suspending Our Inner Judge
As a follow-up to this month’s article—learning to greet the light within to create a connection with every person we meet—it is important to not judge people by what you see on the outside. This can be a hard lesson to learn, as most of us have an inner critic…
A Kingdom for a Tomato
This month we’re talking about looking mindfully and looking deeply. Many of us might think that looking deeply isn’t that hard since we spend so much time looking deeply into our past or into our future. Revisiting past events is something that so many of us unconsciously do—thinking about how…
Focus On the Good
In End the Struggle and Dance With Life, Susan asked, “Why do we always look at what’s missing, instead of what’s there? Why do we always look at the bad, instead of the good? Why do we always focus on the ugliness instead of the beauty?” There is a lot…
It’s Time to Push Out of Your Comfort Zone
In Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, Susan describes the comfort zone like this: “Most of us operate within a zone that feels right, outside of which we are uncomfortable… For each one of us that zone of comfort is different, but whether we are aware of it or…
A Party Idea That Can Change Your Life
In this month’s article we referenced an essay Susan wrote that appears in Life Is Huge. Here is an excerpt of that essay. The best party I ever attended was in the year 1986 … and it was called the “1991 Party.” Let me explain. This wonderful evening was created…
Giving is About Being Your Best
We give presents and our time to try to make other people happy, to add a little joy to their lives. When we give from a place of love and trust, we are expanding our own lives and adding to our own blessings. Giving is about being your best, regardless…