by Margie | Apr 1, 2021 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
Today is the last Friday, of the last week of the month. I appreciate this is not particularly significant. However maybe you’ve had a bad day, or week, or month… or the entire last 12 months could be described as your ‘annus horriblis.’ Maybe you’re feeling really...
by Margie | Mar 6, 2021 | Latest Thoughts, Women Rising
Growing up on a small farm in rural Australia, my dad – who left school at 16 and milked dairy cows for 50 years – would tell me that he saw great things for me… like one day becoming a nun (Sister Margaret Mary) in charge of a convent. By the time I was in my teens,...
by Margie | Jan 27, 2021 | Build Resilience, Latest Thoughts
The old adage that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger is a nice sentiment. Yet it’s been often proven false. Some people don’t rise stronger from adversity. Many are left stuck in blame or self-pity, unable to move on they live under a cloud of fear,...
by Margie | Nov 25, 2020 | Build Resilience, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
“Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for you.” This was a chapter title in my book Brave. It’s also a maxim I’ve had to remind myself of many times in recent years as my well laid plans have derailed and I’ve found myself in circumstances that were a far cry from...
by Margie | Aug 18, 2020 | Brave Interviews, Latest Thoughts
For eight years Bronnie Ware worked as a palliative nurse, taking care of people in the final days of their lives. She had so many profoundly illuminating experiences that she decided to write an article that went on to become a book. The Top Five Regrets of The Dying...
