August 2023 – susan b steen

You’re More than Just anything

August 28, 2023 | suezquesteen | personal growth | No Comments

Written May 2020 “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.” – Marie Curie When the call came for ‘the man of the […]

Mother Nature and the Family

August 27, 2023 | suezquesteen | personal growth | No Comments

Written May 2020 “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.” —Jane Goodall Watching Wellington waddle and hop along, I find myself smiling as baby Annik looks […]

Two goats resting on the front porch of what appears to be an abandoned home, with the words showing: “Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.” ― James Baldwin

When Home Isn’t Safe

August 26, 2023 | suezquesteen | personal growth | No Comments

“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”― James Baldwin Seeing the photo of the young girl, I found myself asking questions to no one in particular, as I often do, including, “Why did she run?” Several years ago, I had seen the photo of a young boy and had asked myself the […]