What are you made of???

Sugar and spice and everything nice?  I just couldn’t resist!  That nursery rhyme keeps playing in my head! But seriously, so many people have expectations of life that are unrealistic.  People don’t want to deal with their problems, they think life should...

Lessons from a recovering reality TV junkie…

I’m Colleen Suchecki, and I’m a recovering reality TV junkie. I just admitted it publicly. Throughout my 20s and early 30s, I would waste hours and hours of time watching Reality TV shows every night. I would get so caught up in all of the drama. One of my...

Do you feel like a victim?

Three years ago when I started getting panic attacks and severe stress and anxiety, I could have easily thrown in the towel. One underlying cause of all of that had to do with how I was living my life, always wanting to be in control, taking care of everyone except...

What eggs have to do with personal power

I realize this may sound totally crazy, but I have absolutely despised eggs since I was little. (Do you have a food that you feel this way about?) I mean I couldn’t even be around someone who was eating eggs without feeling repulsed and sick to my stomach. Since...

The Definition of Insanity

“The definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results!”  – Albert Einstein I love that! So many people are guilty of this, including myself. It’s like pounding your head into a wall over and over...
Are you buying into the fear?

Are you buying into the fear?

It is what everyone is talking about. The Flu (don don don!) The conversations I have had with people the last few weeks has been really eye-opening. People are freaking out and scared to death of the flu. Of course, this has absolutely nothing to do with the media...
To do or not to do…

To do or not to do…

I’m sure you have heard it a bunch of times…we are human beings, not human doings! Our culture and the way we live life in this country has conditioned us to be doer’s. Most people believe that just being is a waste of precious time, that we have to...
Monday Motivator!  Hope in the Face of Tragedy

Monday Motivator! Hope in the Face of Tragedy

I find one of the least productive things to do when a tragedy occurs is to go into a state of fear and panic that no one will ever be safe again. For every 1 story I hear about why the world is horrible and unsafe, I hear 10 more stories about selfless, courageous,...