March 13, 2016

What Does It Mean To Be the Light?

March 13, 2016/ Susie Draper

So what does it mean to let our light shine, or to “be the light?" You might not even know what I'm talking about, or perhaps you're surprised to realize you are afraid of shining bright because you're worried about what people would think of you.

Or you might feel like stepping fully into your light would extinguish the light of those around you. On the flip side, some people can feel like letting the people around them shine will in some way dim their own light. But in my experience, quite the opposite is true.

February 28, 2016

How To Use Guilt As An Opportunity

February 28, 2016/ Susie Draper

You might think this idea sounds nuts, but I'm finding that really examining what we feel guilty about and choosing to look at those moments through a non-judgmental lens can help us much more than we realize. If we really delve into what our guilt is trying to tell us we can use it as an opportunity to bring our darkness to the light.

February 22, 2016

3 Easy Ways To Cultivate Inner Peace

February 22, 2016/ Susie Draper

Think about some of the things that you might deal with day in and day out—making decisions, brainstorming, negotiating, helping a friend through a hard time, being there for your family as a mom, daughter, sister, wife, the list goes on and on.

Now think about how you want to show up for those situations. I'm guessing you'd choose happy, centered, and calm over miserable, disconnected, and frantic, right? Right.

February 08, 2016

How Witnessing Your Fears Will Change Your Life

February 08, 2016/ Susie Draper

It's a simple truth that you must witness your behavior if you want to change it. Obvious, right? Not always.

Often times our unconscious reflex can be to push down any negative or fear based thoughts we have without even thinking about it. We don't want to look behind the curtain to see where they’re coming from, or fact check if they’re even true because...why?

January 24, 2016

What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do (+ A New Podcast!)

January 24, 2016/ Susie Draper

Ok, true confession time. I've been suffering from a bit of writer's block. Actually that's a lie. I've been writing a ton, but my perfectionistic tendencies have been challenging me and I haven't been able to hit the publish button on anything I've written. This led me to think about what to do next because, well, I didn't know what to do. The answer to that is very different now than it used to be.