reflection section

not my circus

Over breakfast with my 'soul sister' Bee, I was in "UNLOAD MODE" as we sipped our coffee. After listening to my litany, she looked me in the eyes and actually chuckled, "Suzanne, listen to yourself ... this isn't even your stuff!"

I had my panties in a wad fretting over another person's situation and how it might turn out - or not.

Funny that I should experience that 'aha' moment since not long I had come across a quote which I had intended to use in SNIPPETS ...

RIGHT????? How often do we worry or vent about someone's stuff? It doesn't belong to us ... it is beyond our control ... so what's the point in taking it upon ourselves? Putting the monkey on OUR backs? Setting up the circus tent? Selling tickets for people to hear us vent or judge others?

My mentor, Roxanne, wrote on the monkey topic in her new book, HapZaps: 55 Choices that Zap! our Happiness which I've mentioned previously here. Here is an excerpt of her chapter, "Choosing to monkey around with someone else's monkey" ...

We get hooked and take it on ourselves. This is a situation where it is totally appropriate to say 'not my problem' but often that doesn't happen. We take on monkeys out of habit, out of a sense of obligation or just when we are tempted by the seduction of joining in the feeling of being RIGHT. The lure of judgment.

How to make a better choice:

decide to give the monkey back or just set it free
move attention to something else, to what makes you feel good, things to appreciate and be grateful for
forget about it
beware of taking on a monkey that you haven't even personally experienced

Snippeteers ... what "monkeys" are you parading around that don't belong to you? Can you return them to the circus?

chat about it here
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a giggle

A policeman in the city stops a man in a car with a monkey in the front seat.

"What are you doing with that monkey?" he asked. "You should take it to the circus."

The following week, the same policeman sees the same man with the monkey in the front seat. Both are wearing sunglasses.

The policeman pulls him over. "I thought you were going to take that monkey to the zoo?!"

The man replied, "I did. We had such a good time, we're headed to the beach!"

snippets bonus

what not to wear after 50

the weight of the world
shame and regret
rose colored glasses
stiff upper lip
and more ...

read this amusing and enlighting article online here.

party with the girls!

girlfriend happy hour
book celebration!

celebrating Suzanne's book release

join me? all are welcome
bring a FUN friend!

friday, march 6

5 to 7-ish pm

(and probably then some!)

germano's piattini

300 s. high street, little italy

(click to view where to park)

Suzanne's new book under the pen name SUZANNA ROSA MOLINO was released this week and is available on amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books a Million, Greetings & Readings, and where other books are sold.

View Suzanne's other
book events online here , including:

Greetings & Readings

Hunt Valley Town Center, MD

Sat, February 28

1-3 pm

CIAO ...
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fighting against where you are only distracts you from seeing what you have been sent there to do. you have been placed for a purpose.

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backtalk

reactions to
'great expectations'

"The picture says it all!!!! I can't stop laughing. I wasn't expecting it, and it caught me by surprise. It summed up your column perfectly. Thank you so much for giving us such a valuable topic to consider (as you do every week)."

~ MARY B in MD

"Great timing with this one, Suzanne ... I love it when that happens!! :-) Stay well and warm!!"

~ MARY PAT in MD

"You wrote this week's column for me, right? I am going to print this out and blow it up. My expectations are from ME! Letting go may make my life a bit less stressful. You made my day. I'm posting this on my Facebook wall as well. Hugs to you. Stay warm."

~ PAM in NY

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"Skissy, well done! I am so proud of you for this 9-year-old anniversary and inspiring so many others. And so proud of your new book. I look forward to reading it."

~ PAULA in PA

"congrats on the book ... LOVE the cover! and yes - there is no need for HOT yoga in any circumstance ... it is bad for your health and i do speak up when the music is too loud! maybe it is our big italian mouths that give us the courage!" xoxooxxoox

~ JEANIE in VA

"Wow! Wonderful! I am so proud of you!!! I can't wait to buy your book and I'm not even Italian! I am so happy for you that my words cannot convey the sheer jubilance of my emotions. A big 'atta girl' to you, my friend!"
~ GERI in MD

"Suzanne, looking forward to reading your book.Congratulations!"

~ LINDA in MD

prayer flares

FOR Kerner/Phillips family over the loss of their 22 year old daughter

FOR Karen's mom in PA, starting chemo

FOR Katie with Cystic Fibrosis who is incubated

FOR the family and friends of Ed who passed away February 6 from liver disease and complications of diabetes

FOR Hannah and her family as she continues treatments for cancer

FOR Greg who recently found out he has a rare form of leukemia

prayer flare requests - email here the person's first name, state, and brief prayer need

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