For years now my mother has talked about me getting to a place where I am the real SUSAN. And for years, I have never had a clear understanding of what the hell she’s been talking about. Did I ask for clarification? Nah…just nodded and smiled…as you do. Maybe I didn’t care enough about it… Read More
Do you believe you are what you do? Is your self-worth hinged on whether you accomplish your to-do list? As our ego is our self-identity based on external things such as possessions and achievements, it often leads us to believe that we are what we do. And out of that main belief comes thoughts like “I should… Read More
I’ll start things off with a good ol’ dose of vulnerability. For the last couple of years, I have felt “behind” the times because I didn’t own Apple TV. As I noticed this toy appearing in my friends’ homes, I started to see my lousy deluxe cable package as being much like the brown box… Read More
One of my main intentions for the new year was to start practicing yoga again on a regular basis. So far so very good. I have attended a yoga class almost every day since January 1st. I feel so damn good. I got a bit chunky in the fall. I started not to really care… Read More
I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but our society has deemed certain events as “stressful”. No matter what, there are some stressful things in life. We talk like there’s a master list of “stressful things” that exists somewhere and this list contains such things as: getting married, starting a new job, moving, and of… Read More
Yep, that’s right. There’s no “avoiding stress” this holiday season. Well, not in the way you may think or talk about stress. What we tend to do is view stress as this inevitable effect certain people, events, and situations have on us. By blaming our stress on external circumstances, we think the only way to avoid… Read More
When stuff doesn’t work out as planned, do you get bummed out? Do you see it as a bad thing? Do you feel like life has presented you with yet another setback? When I did stand-up comedy, I couldn’t for the life of me get an agent so that I could audition for television and… Read More
“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.” – Eric Hoffer One thing I have learned over the last few years is that stress and gratitude simply cannot exist at the same time. Especially when a change or a challenge enters our lives, we have this opportunity to lighten… Read More