Articles by Susan Russo

"Things do not change, we change." -Henry David Thoreau What's the story you repeat to everyone about your life or your situation? It's the same story you tell yourself over and over about why things are the way they are in your life.

"Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure"  ~Don Wilder and Bill Rechin Many people struggle with letting go of the past and they allow what happened to them back then, to continue to affect their life.

"We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within." -Earl Nightingale Ending a relationship is never easy. But, it is survivable if you allow yourself to let go of the past.

"Pain is inevitable. Suffering optional." -Anonymous There has been much written about old, "Father Time." Many people believe that time does heal all wounds and in most cases, it does. But, I'm sure you've witnessed at least one person who just couldn't seem to let go of the past and move on with their life.

"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -Annie Dillard By an overwhelming response we are back to facing the cold hard truths of getting over someone we love. If you can handle the truth and you want to get over it sooner rather than later, read on.

"We suffer from one of two things. Either the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. Discipline weighs ounces and regret weighs tons." -Jim Rohn Sometimes that hardest thing is to follow through with our resolutions.

"You must do the things you think you cannot do." -Eleanor Roosevelt Ending a relationship is never easy. But many times we are so mired in the emotional pain, that we can think straight, which causes us to make some bad choices.

"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." -John Powell After your relationship is over, when the dust starts to settle and you begin to pick up the pieces, is the time you begin to regret all of the wasted time spent in trying to make your partner--see the light.

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer and wish we didn't. -Erica Jong Everybody wants to be politically correct and say the right things. You have to tip toe around the reality of hard truths and watch that you don't hurt anyone's feelings.

"The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not on our circumstances." -Martha Washington Why is it that you can take two people and put them in the exact same situation and they will both experience things with totally different perspectives? Each person's beliefs will totally color how they interpret any given circumstance.