by Susan Gabriel | Oct 7, 2020 | Resilience Dispatch
Today is my birthday, and I thought I would celebrate the day by making a list of things I treasure. These are in no particular order, starting with … You! (my sweet readers, family, and friends) Courage Kindness Resilience Creativity Gratitude Goodness Grace...
by Susan Gabriel | Sep 4, 2020 | Resilience Dispatch
You matter to me. My first resilience dispatch was on March 19th, 2020. A national emergency had been declared. A pandemic was upon us. I wanted to do something to help my reader community. As a former counselor turned novelist, I have always believed in resilience....
by Susan Gabriel | Aug 31, 2020 | Resilience Dispatch
I will let Mr. Rogers do most of the talking today, except to say that it is the deep part of you that I also like. The part of you that is kind, compassionate, and courageously doing your best. May we all choose love over hate, peace over war, and justice over greed,...
by Susan Gabriel | Aug 28, 2020 | Resilience Dispatch
What is the most courageous thing you’ve done lately? Becoming a parent may be the most courageous thing I’ve ever done overall. Or maybe it was becoming a writer. Or maybe it was getting out of bed this morning. Courage is relative. It depends on the person and the...
by Susan Gabriel | Aug 24, 2020 | Resilience Dispatch
Although I’ve talked about self-kindness before, I want to circle back to it. In the 90s, when I was a licensed professional counselor in Charleston, SC, most of the women clients I saw did not think they deserved kindness or gentleness from anyone, and especially not...
by Susan Gabriel | Aug 21, 2020 | Resilience Dispatch
Do you ever take naps? Sometimes in the afternoons after a full morning of writing, creative exhaustion sets in. If I don’t have anything else going on, I will lay on my bed for a quick snooze. This feels like such a luxury. As a girl growing up in Knoxville,...
