If we were really to unset our heart, even while setting goals for ourselves, we need to let go, to give our troubles to the Universe. We need to trust. Trusting that things will turn out for the best—not necessarily how we want them to be—is one of the hardest…
Tag: Feel the fear and do it anyway
Six Tips for Creating Holiday Blessings
In Life is Huge!, Susan offers six tips for creating your own holiday blessings. But there is one tip not on the list that underlies each of those lessons—PATIENCE. Each of the six tips begins and ends with patience—with others and especially yourself. It’s easy to get on the blame…
The “Settling Mind” Exercise
In this month’s article, we talked about Susan’s “Settling Mind” exercise. She wrote about it in Embracing Uncertainty, offering a way to calm our thinking when our thoughts swirl out of control. Here is the full excerpt. I “invented” this exercise while on a beautiful walk near my home in…
Mark Shelmerdine (1945 to 2023)
Message from Karrie (director of Susan Jeffers organization) I first met Mark and Susan when they hired me in 2005 to help with Susan’s publishing venture, Jeffers Press. I worked closely with both of them for two years and Mark became a mentor to me. Even after I left, and…
What is my purpose?
This month, we’re looking at finding our purpose. Whether you are unsure of what yours is, or if your circumstances have changed and you need to expand your current purpose, Susan offered a wonderful exercise in Embracing Uncertainty. THE “WHAT AM I ASKED TO DO?” EXERCISE Since we are all…
Our own sense of purpose
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…
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…