Posts by Suzy Domenick
Grief Changes People
“Grief changes people. It makes them trust less, overthink more and deeply regret what never was” ~ Unknown John and I were great friends toward the end of our sophomore year of college. We walked and talked almost daily, our campus filled with farms and woods that made it magical. We could talk about…
Read MoreLet Go of the Illusion
“Let go of the illusion that it could have been different” ~ Unknown It could have been different. A number of situations flit through my mind. There are relationships and marriages; jobs and opportunities; friendships and let downs, all could have been different. Instead of subscribing to the principle of “it is what it is,”…
Read More10 Weeks
The Ten Week Challenge was coming to an end. We had run, kicked and punched bags and lifted weights. We planked, did burpees, mountain climbers and robots. We relayed, partnered and pushed each other as a group. We laughed, we complained, we jumped, we sang. We began to build new friendships and encouraged each other…
Read MoreVulnerability
“To be human is to be excruciatingly vulnerable.”~ unknown Excruciatingly vulnerable. Interesting choice of words to put something that is recognized to most as pain and place it next to something that should give us freedom. As a human though where we see and do judge too often, being vulnerable doesn’t always bring freedom, it…
Read MoreA Lesser Version?
“If you are able to imagine the best version of yourself and how they behave, why aren’t behaving like them in this very moment? Have you become too comfortable functioning as a lesser version of yourself? ~ Ebonee Davis Bam! Hit me hard, am I too comfortable functioning as a lesser version of myself? This…
Read MoreGo Confidently….
The 10 and one-half hour drive flew, with a break for breakfast and a stop in the beautiful quaint town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Settled in 1628, this hamlet on the water has brick row houses, brick and cobblestone streets, and stores, restaurants and sights to see and explore. The forty-five minutes for coffee, walking…
Read MoreTime and Space
The alarm rang at 4:30am, the cat barely opened an eye as I dragged myself out of bed. The day was beginning. Showered, dressed, fed Lucy and in my car by 5:45am so I can beat that traffic to Newark and start my day quietly and alone. By 8am the area surrounding my office was…
Read MoreMy Girls Weekend
The back of the Volkswagen Golf was a bit warm, as the temperature sored to 100degrees. The traffic had been slow, there was plenty of time to make the plane. The Lyft driver chatted about the business he was starting, a pick and delivery cobbler, a shoemaker. A lost art in many places, in fact…
Read MoreSelf Love…
“Self love, self respect, self worth. There is a reason they all start with ‘self.’ You cannot find them in anyone else.” ~unknown For much of my life I teetered between sort of loving and respecting me and searching for love, respect and worth in other people’s opinions of me. I defined myself by being…
Read MoreA Mindfulness Walk
The walk started later than expected, the sun was already up and the trail filled with riders, runners, walkers and an occasional dog or two. Although still early by many accounts, not early enough to have the mindfulness walk that was intended. It will be the best it can be. The trail is 5 miles…
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