The lightness of Being 50
I turned 50 a few months ago. It used to sound old and even now I am a little surprised I wear that “older woman” mantle. If I didn’t know how old I was I would think I’m 35 – that’s how old I feel...
View ArticleA Soul Champion and a Personal Board of Directors
Yesterday I had lunch with my Soul Champion, her name is Suzanne. We’ve been friends since we were teenagers Suz and I; we’ve seen each other through boyfriends, then weddings, kids, good and bad...
View ArticleThe keeper of the secrets
Jeevan is a mature Indian gentleman with a gentle, deep toned voice, distinguished white highlights in his rich dark hair and moustache, and a pair of perfectly perched tortoise-shell rimmed glasses...
View ArticleThe Forgotten Ones: Want-to-be-Dads
It is said that when a woman has a male child, a son, her husband becomes a Father; when she has a girl, her man becomes a Daddy. To me this simple statement encapsulates the fullness of emotion,...
View ArticleYou are enough
“I’m too fat; I should have more money to show for all the years I’ve worked; I should have worked harder, and smarter; all my friends are having better lives than me; I haven’t got enough friends; I...
View ArticleThe Gentleman of Indonesia
To sit at the feet of greatness is a rare experience; to spend a long weekend with him at his extraordinary home in Bali is beyond sublime. And so it was last weekend as Fred and I spent 4 delightful...
View ArticleLollygagging to wealth and deliciousness
“You need a plan; you bounce around like a ball in a pinball machine and you won’t get anywhere unless you construct a blueprint” he went on and on. Men do that. I was talking with a male friend...
View ArticleThe 5 Steps to Fix a Busted Marriage
I’m going to a one-day workshop in Melbourne on Monday with the self-help publishers of choice, Hay House. I’m imagining there will be a bunch of women – and a few token men – who all will be excited...
View ArticleChurg Strauss, you can’t have me
I’ve been deliberately keeping away from my blog for the past couple of weeks awaiting the results of blood tests that served to tell me whether death was likely to come sooner rather than my...
View ArticleA Dyke, a Retard and a Bum
A dyke, a retard and a bum walk into a bar …. the punchline is a killer but I’ll get to that in a minute. First I want to share with you an absolutely stunning day I had the good fortune to enjoy in...
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