It’s certainly a gross understatement to say relationships are complicated. Who we are and how we act are influenced by so many things seen and unseen, and the same is true for everyone else. Relating to others can feel like walking through a mine field. One misstep and boom! - something unexpected blows up in [...]

It’s spring break this week for my kids, so they’re home and any form of a schedule has gone completely out the window. Last night, my daughter asked if her friend could spend the night, and I agreed, mostly because she’s bored out of her skull and the weather has turned rainy and cold. At [...]

Before you freak out and say there are just some things you can’t forgive, hear me out.
Carrying around past hurts, old resentments and grudges is the heaviest baggage we have, of all, and it serves no one. It does, however, sap of us the happiness we most desire in life, and keeps us from living [...]

One of the most interesting ‘adventures’ of my life to date has been learning how to detach with love. I’ve had multiple opportunities to learn this over the course of my life because I’m rather hardheaded and life has a way of being rather persistent when it comes to teaching us what we most need [...]

To get what you want, be clear about what you want.
You may be thinking, “Well, duh, Suzanne. Thanks for pointing that out.”
Once upon a time, I would have thought that, too. But not anymore, because I’m seeing the difference being clear about what I want makes in my life. It’s HUGE.
Let me give you an [...]

One of the best things about being in business for yourself is the ability to choose the people with and for whom you work. You can say, “No, thank you” to the PITAs (Pains In The Ass) of the world. Some people, no matter how much money they flash in your face, are just not [...]

From an anonymous commenter to a previous post comes an important point to be made (Thanks, Anonymous!) : How your low self-esteem can disrespect others.
Now, at first glance, that seems an odd statement. But consider this scenario.
Someone pays you a compliment about how nice you look today, and you immediately launch into a dissertation on [...]

I read the most profound blog post on what it is to be a mother this evening. I cried some, knowing…FEELING it all too well. It is the most exasperating relationship of a woman’s life, this being a mother, and the ONLY relationship where the goal from the start is to live a life APART [...]

I’m sure we’ve all, at one time or another, wondered how just one person could make an impact, make a difference. My son (and I) were both blessed with an opportunity to do exactly that a few days ago.
Because of the sensitive nature of the situation, I won’t go into much detail, but will concentrate [...]

In the course of your life, you will be faced with relationships or friendships that have become toxic for you to continue. By toxic, I mean they no longer support you and the path you have chosen for your life. You may be hanging on to these relationships more because of what they used to [...]