Just let go of your
former self. Becoming the
new you is enough…
Stay groovy…
–Susie
New You…
Category: Thought of the Day
The Next Chapter…
I don’t know what the
next chapter will bring, but I
know it will be good…
Stay groovy…
–Susie
That Leaf…
Turn over that leaf.
You really don’t know what you
will find underneath…
Stay groovy…
–Susie
Who You Are…
As you say goodbye
to what defined who you were,
embrace who you are…
Stay groovy…
–Susie
Roses…
The roses open
as nature calls them to do;
beautiful and full…
Stay groovy…
–Susie
Value Everything…
Don’t let something new
take the place of something old.
Value everything…
Stay groovy…
–Susie
Bully…
It happened in middle school…the bullying capital of the world. My son, Ethan, was a quiet boy who wouldn’t harm a flea. Maybe he was perceived as weak or an easy target. Maybe they figured he wouldn’t fight back. Maybe they felt he wouldn’t get an adult involved. Whatever the case, the bullies found him.
It took many forms over the time in middle school. Two boys made Ethan their victim. They stole his backpack, knocked papers and books out of his hands, took his pencils, pushed him, insulted him, yelled at him, and tried to intimidate him daily.
Here’s the thing: Ethan never told me about it. It came up at some point when he was in high school. I recall he made some comment about how high school is so much better than middle school…and why that was so. It broke my heart that he went through this on his own. When I asked why he hadn’t shared what was going on, he simply expressed that he thought it would stop and wanted to handle it himself.
Fast forward to graduation day: All the students were in their caps and gowns excited about the ceremony that was about to begin… and those two bullies had the gall to approach Ethan. They seemed humbled. “Dude, we were real a**holes to you in middle school. We’re sorry about that.” Ethan graciously accepted their apology.
We can’t undo the fact that Ethan was bullied, but at least the culprits recognized what they had done and expressed regret. I’m proud of Ethan for giving them the gift of forgiveness…
Stay groovy…
–Susie
The Stereo…
While growing up, did you have a stereo that was like having an additional piece of furniture in the living room? It was one large unit and played LPs. Or you added that small disc to play 45s. (Young people more than likely have no idea what I am talking about.) Now with streaming music, we have all the tunes we can imagine coming from our cell phone or on an even smaller device. Kids of today will never know the joy of racing home with a new album and the agony of getting a scratch on it. Those were the days…
Stay groovy…
–Susie
Solicitors…
Solicitors: Please
stop calling me. I don’t want
what you are selling…
Stay groovy…
–Susie
Change…
The only thing you
can count on in this crazy
world is things will change…
Stay groovy…
–Susie
Harmonious Groove 