by Suzy Carroll | Mar 26, 2019
My husband and I had a conversation with a couple who had just celebrated 40+ years of marriage. He was saying how his wife was his yin, to his yang. Where he is laid back, easy going and at times directionless, his wife was solid, organized and managed the worrying...
by Suzy Carroll | Feb 26, 2019
Have you ever felt that crunch of pressure when attempting to wrap up EVERYTHING before departing on vacation? My husband and I are days away from leaving to a location that is completely off the grid, running off solar and generators. This reminds me that in order to...
by Suzy Carroll | Feb 12, 2019
The clearer my mind becomes, the more I realize how much baggage I’ve collected over the years that isn’t me or mine. I know for a fact that each of the statements below (I’ve said and believed them all) came from somewhere else – whether it was media or inherited...
by Suzy Carroll | Jan 29, 2019
This past June I felt myself flailing in the wind. A sensation that envelopes me shortly before a window opens or a cliff appears…and I jump. It’s usually combined with thoughts like “I’m missing something,” or “this is good, but this isn’t it.” Lots of scratching my...
by Suzy Carroll | Jan 15, 2019
Many years ago, I had a boss say to me “it’s business, don’t take it personal.” I still remember feeling completely stymied – his words were like a punch in the gut and I wasn’t supposed to feel this? As women we are taught to stomp on our emotions, squash them,...
