by Sue Urda | May 19, 2015 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth
I don’t know about you, but the best way for me to get anything done is to give myself a hard and fast deadline. When I know I have a limited period of time to complete a task some really cool things start happening in my brain and body. It’s as if I find a gear I...
by Sue Urda | May 7, 2015 | Empowerment
This morning alone I received three emails from people offering to give me money. Jim McC—ar randomly decided to make a $2 million donation to me, an attorney representing a long lost relative of mine from Algeria is holding $54 million US Dollars and all he...
by Sue Urda | Apr 30, 2015 | Empowerment
Hmmmm… Sounds like a straightforward question, right? Tell me about yourself. This is the first question that will be asked of me for an interview I’ll be recording later today. Thank goodness I saw the questions in advance. I feel that the answer could be anything...
by Sue Urda | Apr 24, 2015 | Awareness, Connection
OMG! I didn’t see this coming – not by a long shot. How could Derek be gone? No more McDreamy? No more loving angst between him and Meredith? No more sibling rivalry? No more jockeying for position at the hospital? And just when he and Meredith were getting along so...
by Sue Urda | Apr 17, 2015 | Peace and Calm, Stress
I don’t know if anyone else started to sing when you saw this headline, but I know that the old jingle from a McDonald’s commercial from the 70’s started playing in head as I was typing it. (See commercial) Now, I don’t have any intentions of going to McDonald’s and I...
by Sue Urda | Mar 18, 2015 | Empowerment
Is it even possible for things to get ‘back to normal’ after someone you love passes? I don’t think so. I have found that with the passing of a loved one, a friend, and even an acquaintance, there is no going back to the way things were when they were still here with...
by Sue Urda | Mar 13, 2015 | Empowerment
Do you ever feel a need to shake things up? You know… wondering if you’re on the right track, asking yourself questions like is there something more or better suited for me than what I’m doing right now?” or “is this really what life is all about?” I know for me I...
by Sue Urda | Mar 4, 2015 | Empowerment
What a swirl of activity has been taking place in my life over the past several months. Some of it was really great and completely joy-filled – like moving to a new home, mini-vacation with mom and sis, and two new book launches. And some of it was not so great,...
by Sue Urda | Feb 26, 2015 | Empowerment
“The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind.” Kiran Desai In observing the waves of the ocean from the safety of the shoreline, we notice that the tide is continually ebbing and flowing. This allows for a perfect balance. If the...
by Sue Urda | Feb 20, 2015 | Empowerment, Peace and Calm
”You could be one thought away from peace.” ~ Kristine Carlson Peace is defined as a feeling of ease and calm within, no matter what exists around you. A feeling doesn’t happen to you, it is produced within your mind. Your feelings are derived from your thoughts. The...