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You should be your best friend. It took me a very long time to truly understand that I needed to love me, accept me and even celebrate me if I really wanted someone else to love me, accept me and celebrate me. Love is something that has eluded me. I mean love without expecting anything…

I have a very good friend I am watching go through the final throws of a divorce. A new perspective for me as I am watching through the eyes of the person who left instead of the person who became the victim. I am thinking about my behavior during my divorce almost 5 years ago.…

Whenever in doubt, Suzy, claim it all—the good, the bad and the ugly—and your power will be restored…Like reverse kryptonite.                         The Universe   I receive an email each day from The Universe. It is a service that a friend of mine told me about. It gives encouragement, big things to think about and most…

I have begun to realize that life truly is a cha-cha! You take some steps forward, one back and forward again. It’s just going to have ups and downs so I now try to think of it as a dance. Many years ago I found the book “The Dance of Anger,” by Harriet Lerner. The…

“People wonder why I give so many compliments out to strangers. I’m not being fake and I’m not looking for people to like me. But if I pass someone & I like something, I say it. “Love those shoes!” or “Great hair!” or “Wow your eyes are beautiful!”…why? Because life is hard & this world…

I had the opportunity to hear Dylan McDermott speak the other night at the board meeting for McCarter Theatre in Princeton. McCarter is one of the three best regional theatres in the country. When we have had stars in the past cast in our plays, they very often visit with the board for a 15…

Relationships! Oh boy! Some are beautiful. Some are painful. All are complicated. Think about the relationships in your life. They all have an impact on us. Any relationship can impact our focus, our mood, our actions, our behaviors and our feelings. Most of us experience positive initial relationships in our lives through our parents, siblings…

I had a wonderful childhood. I was raised in a home filled with love; filled with laughter; filled with family; filled with sports; filled with a strong work ethic. We had family around us a lot. My aunt and uncle lived three doors down from us. Another aunt and uncle lived five blocks away. Another…

“Carrying the torch of optimism into your social relationships is probably the best thing you could ever do to start feeling better about humanity. If you see people as smart, caring, interesting and helpful, they tend to show up that way.” ~ Brendon Burchand   As I read that quote yesterday it hit me that…

I awoke Tuesday morning excited for the day. I was off from work for a week, the weather report was for sunshine through the weekend and I was going to spend the day with my 90 year old mom and aunt. As I    was preparing for the day, the date hit me. Bowled me…