by Margie | Mar 1, 2011 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
As I woke this morning the first thought that drifted into my head was that today is my brother Peter’s birthday. And then it hit me that it was a year ago today that I last spoke to him. Pete was in a psychiatric hospital. On his 31st birthday. In Sydney. I...
by Margie | Feb 24, 2011 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
Two weeks ago I said yes to a morning at trapeze school. Naively as it turned out. It was absolutely terrifying! But I jumped anyway. Five times in all. And while I wouldn’t race back to do it again, I’m glad I did it. Because hanging upside down 23 feet...
by Margie | Feb 16, 2011 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
Last Sunday my oldest child Lachlan became a teenager. Born on February 13th… just one day short of the “Day of Love.” But I was two weeks overdue, with a belly about to burst, and when the doctor asked if I wanted to wait one a day longer so he could be born on...
by Margie | Jan 30, 2011 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
A quirky urge. A quiet murmur in your head. A queasy feeling in your gut. A subtle sense of foreboding. A subtle sense of foreboding or a profound yet explicable knowing that “this feels right”. That was the feeling I had soon after I began going out with...
by Margie | Jan 3, 2011 | Live Passionately
Happy New Year! You’ve likely experienced it yourself: You are brimming with resolve on December 31st, and by January 31st it’s nowhere to be found. What resolutions? The fact is, if new year’s resolutions were easy to maintain, we’d all be meditating...
by Margie | Dec 4, 2010 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
As I look back on the year gone by, the phrase “the best of times and the worst of times” comes to mind. Losing my brother Peter earlier this year to an illness that robbed him of his dreams, confidence and desire to live was the saddest experience of my...
by Margie | Nov 19, 2010 | Live Passionately
Thanksgiving, and the busy holiday season in general, can create a lot of anxiety and stress for many people. While it may be the most festive season of the year, it’s also one laden with expectations, idealized images, conflicting demands on our time (and our...
by Margie | Sep 9, 2010 | Speak Bravely
You’ve probably heard the furor about the fanatical Florida pastor who wants to burn copies of the Quran to mark the anniversary of 9/11. No wonder he’s only drawn 50 members to join his church. Thankfully most people are too intelligent to listen to this...
by Margie | Jul 9, 2010 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
Times are tough and many people are struggling to stay optimistic given the state of the economy, the insecurity of their jobs (if they have one), the size of their mortgage and the strain that puts on relationships at home. Maybe you are one of them or maybe you know...
by Margie | Jun 21, 2010 | Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
Think of a situation that’s causing you to feel resentful, frustrated, unappreciated or overwhelmed. We all experience them but often we don’t have the courage to do what it takes to change them. Maybe it’s a boss who has unreasonable expectations; a neighbor or...
