Freeing ourselves of excess belongings can help us to enjoy the things that truly matter in life. In this excerpt from End the Struggle and Dance With Life, Susan relates a story that speaks to the less is more mentality. Needing less and enjoying more is an appealing alternative for…
Category: Inspiration
Ditching “The Moan and Groan Society”
When we hang out with the Moan and Groan Society, as Susan coined it, we’re not being supported in our long-term goals. We’re helping to keep each other down, stuck in our comfort zones—even if we’re miserable. We may feel like we’re being supported and being supportive—because we’re listening while…
Everyone Has “One of Those Days”
Self-help is a practice—the emphasis on practice. Just like anything else worth doing, it takes work to find, and keep, inner peace. There are no quick fixes for what ails you. In fact, you will find, that the more work you do, the more in touch with your Higher Self…
A Quick Review of the Pain-to-Power Vocabulary
As we start 2019, many of us will be looking to reset and recharge ourselves with new goals to achieve in the upcoming year. As we talked about in the newsletter article, the quote, “Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation,” from motivational guru Zig Ziglar puts into perspective how the…
Giving the Gift of Time
Giving doesn’t mean spending money. There are many gifts that you can give that cost little or no money. One of the most meaningful gifts you can give to someone is giving the gift of your time. Even if you have all the money to spend, the giving of your…
Random Acts of Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty
We’ve all heard this phrase before, “Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” It was very popular in the 1990s and continues to inspire people today. It has inspired millions of people to do the thing that we’re discussing this month—perform acts of caring. According to Wikipedia,…
A Moment of Connection
In this month’s article for the Susan Jeffers newsletter, we are talking about the transformative power of doing something caring. An act of caring, whether we are the giver, receiver, or a bystander, enhances us spiritually and can connect us to the world. In Dare to Connect, Susan related the…
Transcending Fate
One of Susan’s heroes was Viktor Frankl, influential psychologist and Holocaust survivor. As we talk about finding meaning and purpose in our lives this month, this passage from Embracing Uncertainty and from Frankl’s seminal work, Man’s Search for Meaning, help us to really understand how meaning can affect our lives…
Aging as a Metaphor
Our culture is hard on people who are no longer young. We’re criticized for aging—a normal process that happens to everybody! That’s why Susan wanted to create a new age category, Timeless. She wrote about it in an early article (pre-Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway) called, “A New…
Am I Right, Am I Wrong? Maybe!
In these tumultuous times, it’s hard not to be drawn into arguments with know-it-alls. Especially on social media where people feel they can attack with impunity, while hiding behind their user ID. We can’t help but reply in kind because it is easier to be know-it-alls, to be assured and…