One of my American clients was quite surprised when I mentioned that this weekend is Thanksgiving in Canada. “Why so early?” they asked…well if we are celebrating the harvest, we best do it before the snow flies, and in northern climes that is usually earlier than the end of November!

It seems like everyone is in transition this time of year – whether it’s because the weather is changing, or the anticipation of the end of the year as we enter the final quarter, change is happening!

If you are dissatisfied with your current employment, or exploring something that makes your heart sing…

Whether you are frustrated with a relationship, or wanting to deepen the connection you have…

Perhaps you have health challenges, or ready to reinforce the great health you are already enjoying…

Gratitude for where you are already opens you to an easier transition.

• I forgive myself for believing this transition needs to be challenging.
• I give myself permission to discover what I am grateful for right here, right now.
• I choose to be grateful for what is and move through transition into what I desire with ease.
• I am free to be thankful today for…
• I was grateful yesterday for…
• I am  deepening my ability to be grateful right where I am, and open up the energy!

Many people use Belief Re-patterning for “fixing” what’s “wrong”, or moving through a challenge. The truth is, Belief Re-patterning supports your mind, body and soul in transition – and we are all, everyone of us, in constant transition – just like the seasons.

Sometimes the transitions are subtle, sometimes dramatic. Sometimes easy, sometimes challenging.

ALWAYS what makes transition easier is GRATITUDE for what is.

Namaste,

Suze

There’s nothing like being told to put your affairs in order to create a different perspective. I was fortunate – that is what happened to me 28 years ago – nearly half of my life! I fooled them all and stuck around, and that experience brought me wonderful lessons…make moments count, hug the people I love and every day indulge in something I love.

Yesterday it was a walk in the Aspen grove a block from my home. The fall has been long and beautiful here – usually we have a killing frost before the end of September, but this year the trees are magnificent. Just walking along the shimmering gold pathway makes my heart sing. All the cares and concerns melt away, creative ideas flow, and I remember who I really am.

I’m worth it, and I value my time. And I am trading my life for what really matters to me.

• I forgive myself for believing that I don’t have time for what I really love.
• I give myself permission to value myself and do something I really love.
• I choose to deepen my feelings of self-worth by valuing my time.
• I am free to indulge myself today by…
• I know what it feels like to value myself – it happened when I … (went for a walk in the Aspens yesterday)
• I am trading the moments of my life for what really matters – to me.

…and if you find your Inner Critic disagreeing with you, do something in the next 10 minutes to prove that you ARE trading your life for what really matters…and then go do it!

Namaste,

Suze

I had a situation this yesterday where things weren’t sitting right. I know you’ve been there too. Do you “mind your own business” and stay out of it, or do you speak your truth and bring your concerns to light?

Sometimes keeping your own counsel is the best path, and sometimes speaking up is the better route – how do you know what to do?

Remember – it isn’t about DO-ing, it IS about how you want to show up in any given situation. It is the way you are BE-ing that makes all the difference.

• I forgive myself for believing that I should mind my own business.
• I give myself permission to stop focusing on “things not being right” and discover what works to help things get better.
• I give myself permission to decide how I want to “BE”, and move forward from the “up” side of the line.
• I choose to be my best version of myself and act from that way of being.
• I am free to be my best self to help things get better today when I…
• I know what it feels like to help make things right – I did it by keeping my own counsel when I…
• I also know what it feels like to help make things right – I did it by compassionately speaking my truth when I…
• I am helping “things be right”.

My choice? I kept my own counsel, got myself into a supportive frame of mind, and then wrote a note cleanly and clearly outlining what my perceptions were from a compassionate place of shedding light on the situation, and made a couple of positive suggestions. Next time I might “DO’ something different, but I know I’ll “BE” the best version of myself I can be in the situation!

Namaste,

Suze

Just like that. Plans are altered, pathways converge or separate, and something else happens. Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans.

• I forgive myself for believing that this change has to be upsetting.
• I give myself permission to find the positive and focus there.
• I choose to be present to what is.
• I am free to go with the flow and be excited about where this new turn of events takes me.
• I know what it feels like to be completely present to what is and be open to what appears.
• I am open and present.

With the notice that the radio tech is ill and today’s live show is cancelled and a rerun will be played I had a couple of choices: I could be upset because I had a special guest lined up to interview – a plan that has been 6 weeks in coming together…or I can be open to what excitement will happen for me instead. My choice. I’m going for the “upside”!

And while I am at it, I can be worried about my friend Cameron, or I can send loving, healing thoughts. Choice.

Staying on the upside, regardless of what is happening around you creates an amazing way of BE-ing in the world.

Things change.

What will you choose?

Namaste,

Suze

 I remember a conversation 35 years ago as I was beginning my teaching career. I was at the mall with a girlfriend and she commented, “I don’t know how you can stand working with teenagers – they act as if they own the world!”

My response? “That is exactly why I love working with them! They may not feel that way again for really long time. They are just trying to figure out who they are.”

All of us know what it feels like to forget ourselves, to not act like we know ourselves to be, and the challenges that come with trying to figure out a new situation. What most of us don’t remember is that confusion can be the day-to-day reality for young people as they take the bridge from childhood into becoming a responsible adult.

Although the origins of proverb “It takes a village to raise a child” are unknown, the truth of it is obvious. Conscious adults who are able to stay solid and secure in who they are provide much needed guidance to teenagers as they navigate the demands, uncertainties, and realities of their lives. Coming from the “upside” in our encounters with young people – whether in our families or in our communities is an opportunity to be proactive in creating our future societies.

They aren’t “bad” – someone loves them. They aren’t by nature insolent – they might be confused or scared.

• I forgive myself for believing I need to judge adolescents.
• I give myself permission to focus on their positive attributes, and help them do the same.
• I choose to be a supportive model and mentor.
• I am free to make a difference in the world by “BE-ing there” for a teenager.
• I know what it feels like to try to figure out life when everything is changing so rapidly.
• I am a conscious model for young people – I come from the “up-side” of the line.

Our teens are more aware, more mindful, and faced with more life threatening situations than most of us were at their age.

They need our guidance, and mostly our compassion.

Remember what it was like? Wondering if someone liked you? Not knowing what to do? Feeling as though the adults around you were holding you back? Age provides a perspective that can’t be forced on the young, but by taking an active interest in a young person you can help them figure out who they are becoming… and you just might find yourself benefitting from their enthusiasm, creativity, and fresh perspectives!

Namaste,

Suze