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Oct.18.2012
My mother is left handed. She remembers the nuns at her Catholic school sternly admonishing her for this trait. Instructed that it was improper to favor one’s left hand, she was pressured to perform with her right. She was lucky. Many of her peers, suffering...
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Oct.18.2012
Real Bullies Can’t Be “Stomped”
There was this girl in my elementary school, her name was Natalie. Tall and beautiful with long light brown hair and a stately, strong build, Natalie was a “bully.” Many were afraid of Natalie – with good reason. Natalie was mean....
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May.31.2012
It’s busy this time of year – let's face it, it's busy always. It’s’ so easy to get lost in the sea of deadlines, commitments and worries about the future.
Every so often, however, a reminder surfaces of not only how precious and finite our time here really is, but also,...
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Apr.23.2012
Ah, hindsight: If we knew then what we know now, what would we, as parents, have done differently? In reflective moments, everyone (but especially parents) plays that “woulda, coulda, shoulda” game. Worry less … Have more patience … Follow my instincts … Say “I love you” more...
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"Things don’t change. You change your way of looking, that’s all."
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—Carlos Casteneda
About suzy
I spent fifteen years working in television production as an Associate Producer for a number of TV-talk-shows including, Live With Regis and Kathie Lee, Good Morning America and The CBS Morning Program. I returned to school shortly after the birth of my...
suzy’s Favorite Books
Saturday, Man's Search For Meaning, American Pastoral, Water For Elephants, Johnny Got His Gun, Native Son, The Sociopath Next Door, Revolutionary Road,...