Posts by Suzy Domenick

 The morning air was cool for early September. It was dark and silent as I walked to the car, the stars were twinkling and the full moon was bright, large and low. I placed my suitcase in the trunk and got into my car. I seem to leave earlier and earlier each week for…

I was recently reading about the book, The Life Changing Method of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo. It is referred to as the Japanese way of decluttering.…hold each item and ask if the item sparks joy. If it does,  keep it. If it does not, toss it. Seemed simple and I thought a bit far-…

The warm sun tingled by skin; the light breeze worked to cool me a bit. I could hear the trickling of the fountain in the pond. Birds chirped and flew from one feeder to another beating each other out for specks of food. I got up from the lounge chair and walked to the pool…

A few weeks back I wrote a blog called “A Masterpiece and a Work in Progress.”  That particular post focused on how we have deeper layers of healing to do and we can be great and a work in progress at the same time.  This piece shared how emotions were on the surface and I…

The embrace was warm and lasted over 30 seconds. When they pulled away, the older woman was openly crying, the younger woman trying to hold it together. The younger woman reminder her to call when she got home and walked away. The older woman sat down beside me, sniffling and sobbing softly. I dug into…

There are times in life when everything is just clicking. You feel strong, in tune with your needs, in tune with your intuition. Every situation is handled to the best of your ability, and things just seem to work themselves out. There are times in life when you feel like everything is hitting on all…

3:30am again! It seems that time shows up on the clock just as my eyes open almost every day. This day, falling back to sleep seemed to elude me. So, I got up, showered, dressed and was pulling into the parking garage at work at 5:43am. Crazy! I was sending emails at 6:11 am. I…

It was 8 am on a Monday morning and I was meeting with a woman who was paired with me in a mentoring relationship through one of our women’s affinity groups. Being a mentor to individuals who are looking to grow in their role or career gives me a tremendous sense of satisfaction. Much of…

I was excited with anticipation. My car sped down the Garden State Parkway focused on reaching my brother’s home quickly. My great nieces had asked that I spend some time with them while they stayed with my brother and sister-in-law for the week and this was the night I could get there. It had been…

“Was it a bad day, or was it a bad five minutes that you used as an excuse to say you had a bad day?” ~ unknown   Everyone has bad days. Everyone has stresses and issues. Everyone has challenges, even those who appear to be living a charmed life. But is it always a…