Susan Thinks It's Fabulous

I have had many discussions with women lately, especially young women, who are just getting their "sea legs for life".   I have had casual conversations and long, in depth conversations with these beautiful young gals and it makes me reach inside myself to see how I would have handled certain things....how I do handle certain things.  The funny thing is, I have had the same kinds of conversations with my older friends.  At the end of the day, we are all just girls... whether you are 21 or 51!  And the things that distress 21 year olds also distress 51 year olds. The years pass, and hopefully with that, women gain a certain maturity.  Confidence comes more easily as you realize you can "do this", whatever your this is.  I believe confidence and self esteem increase as we become comfortable in our own skin.  But how do you get there?  What can you do?  There are thousands of books that will tell you how.  I am  no authority...I am ...

The Power of Positive Thinking… It’s been a great week and maybe today (Sunday) is the time for Susan’s (fabulous as it may be) Sermon. I woke up this morning and looked at my nightstand.   And there, I saw an old friend.   It has been with me through ups and downs and has been moved too many times to recall.   It has lived with me at home and has lain on my desk in my office.   And in really highly productive and calm times in my life, I have had to actually go look for it, as it would somehow slip away from me and be put into a bookcase or box.      All through the years, though, I always dig it out and try to keep it close to me, because it is inspiration as its best. Discovered by me in the 80’s my copy is tattered and yellowed, but the message and its impact remains the same.   It is Dr. Norman Vincent Peale’s “The Power of Positive Thinking.”   This is my go to book on pretty much everything pertaining to what do I do next? ...