Sue Levy is a 28-year-old mother who has overcome challenges in life by deciding to change her situation. She now works as a media designer, model, and international motivational blogger. The document provides advice on how to accept hard realities, make peace with an imperfect life, forgive oneself and others in order to heal from past hurts, and maintain a positive outlook by pursuing one's dreams. Levy encourages focusing on personal growth by evaluating what to start, stop, and continue doing in one's life.

1. 16th May 2012
Sue Levy

2.  Sumia “Sue” Faith Levy
 28 years old
 Mother of a baby girl
 Challenges in life
 How I got here? > Decided to change
 What I do now > Media
Designer, Model, International Motivational
blogger

4.  One must first accept the harsh reality about
suffering and past hurt, however brutal.
 “This terrible thing has happened. It can’t be
changed. I can’t rewind the clock. So now
what?”
My advice is to:
Be honest with yourself
 Try to make peace with the fact that your
life isn’t perfect but keep an open mind that
it will get better. It’s not impossible.

5.  Life happenings can have you trapped in a prison
of pain, blame, and resentment
 Time to forgive yourself so that you can be
free from the pain
 Forgiving the person who hurt you, your
heart, soul, and body will become a toxic sponge
of negativity.
 Spare yourself months of self-loathing and blame
by instead giving yourself the gift of forgiveness.
 Forgiveness = path way to HEALING

6.  Instead of punishing yourself and hanging on to
the “story” of your hurt, give yourself permission
to heal.
 Starting right this minute
 Sound impossible? = IM POSSIBLE!
 Next, practice self-love
 Nobody is perfect and sometimes we look at
media to show us how to be.

7.  Dove TV Ad
 Truth about the Modelling industry

8.  Now’s the time to ask yourself:
 If you plan on punishing future people in your life for your
past sins, or if you’ll be strong enough to give them the
trust they deserve.
For example:

 If a future someone says or does something that triggers a
memory of betrayal
 Instead of treating them unfairly, accusing them of
lying, and then pulling away without explanation, why not
calmly express your fears and concerns?
 Allow yourself to be heard, you’ll be surprised who is
listening and who wants to help.

9.  Now is the time to take off, reach for a new
positive outlook because there will never be a
better time to start than right NOW
 If you wait you will look back and wonder why you
didn’t do something sooner. Sure, your course
along the way may change but the most important
thing is to maintain your vision and move forward.
 Because yesterday is behind you and your dreams
for tomorrow are waiting with open arms.
 Pursue to live the life of your dreams.

10.  No matter what your talent 
Talent Video

11.  What can I start doing?
 What should I stop doing?
 What should I keep doing?
 Printed Handouts will be circulated

12.  Thank You for your time
 Pursue to move forward in life with a
positive attitude
 Withlots of Love and light
-Sue Levy
www.suelevy.co.za