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...
by Margie | Dec 17, 2021 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
A swirling mix of nerves and excitement coursed through me as I waved my family goodbye and the sliding doors closed behind me at Melbourne airport. I was 21 and, armed with little more than a backpack and some travelers’ checks (remember those?), I was...
