by Margie | Oct 8, 2022 | Latest Thoughts
Tears. I’ve shed a few lately. While I’ve lived a long way from my parents for many years, the miles have never tugged so hard on my heartstrings than in the last few years as the thickening fog of dementia has rolled in over my precious Mum… and on my Dad...
by Margie | Aug 6, 2022 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
“All right, I’ll go in there for Dorothy,” announced the Cowardly Lion. “Wicked Witch or no Wicked Witch, guards or no guards, I’ll tear ’em apart. I may not come out alive, but I’m going in. There’s just one thing I want you...
by Margie | Jun 1, 2022 | Latest Thoughts, Speak Bravely
Which do you value more: the truth or your own beliefs? Because they are not synonymous. It’s pretty safe to assume that people reading this will have different opinions about many topics. Fiscal policy. Abortion. Parenting. Education. Climate change. Racism....
by Margie | May 23, 2022 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
Dr Brené Brown has shared many insights that resonate with me. Yet one stands apart: “When we don’t work on our shame, we work it out on others.” Sometimes we conflate and confuse guilt and shame. Guilt is an adaptive emotion we feel when we assess that we...
by Margie | Feb 25, 2022 | Latest Thoughts
It’s hard to wrap words around reuniting with my parents in Australia after two years of travel restrictions. Mum has developed dementia since we last hugged. As she dried my tears she said, “Margaret Mary, is it really you? I feel like I am looking at...
