Susanne’s Blog

Between the ages 20 - 40, I found myself in and out of abusive relationships. That’s a whole other story, but conversely, today, I’m in a partnership of 16 years that’s beyond my wildest dreams. My husband and I always seek ways to enhance our relationship. I’ve...

I’ve been working on a book for years………. More recently, I hired a book writing coach. She’s brilliant!  In the short time I’ve been working with her I feel challenged, excited, and engaged. After a recent session, she has challenged me to find my present narrator. An...

Six weeks ago I began to hike. It was our 10 year wedding anniversary and we decided not to stray too far from home and ended up in Sedona. While I’d been there before, I hate to admit, I wasn’t as enthralled as so many had seemed to be. But we were going to be there...

She couldn’t have been more than two years old and yet here was this precious child standing up for me. This beautiful perfect child using her two year old bossy, I’m in charge voice, speaking out against her dad’s fist on her mom’s face. That day changed everything....

I had a desire to go to Scotland this fall to see a dear dear friend whom I miss very much. The timing seemed perfectly aligned with my husband’s business trip to the U.K. There was a two week course being taught near her home that I had had my eye on, it all made...

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. This morning I overheard a conversation about what people felt about the season of fall. One said to them it meant sadness as everything around them would die. Another asked what if it wasn’t dying but just...

We are living in an extraordinary time. I am struck by the symbolism of what is happening. To me it’s as if people all around the world have pressed an enormous pause button, consciously or unconsciously and called a time out. Let’s face it. Life wasn’t exactly simple...

Plato said, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” This was a tough week for many sentient beings across the planet. As I sit to write this post, two songs stream back to back, the first Natural Blues by Moby followed by The Sound of Silence by...

Access Your Brilliance came about after a long road of choosing to dim my own light and allowing myself to become a victim of current circumstances. There were so many wrong turns made along the way, so many time I gave away my soul and my dignity for reasons known...

Fear is one thing. To let fear grab you and swing you around by the tail is another. Katherine Paterson Yesterday morning as I went to fill my water … Yesterday morning as I went to fill my water bottle from our water dispenser a tiny little spider crawled down the...