“It’s not so terrible after all” – how to live like Alice

A friend shared with me a video clip “Alice Dancing Under the Gallows” of 106 year old Alice Herz-Sommer.  Alice is the oldest living Holocaust survivor.   She credits her survival of the Holocaust to her music, as she was sent to a special camp – a “purgatory for artists and musicians”.  “I used to play […]

Doing life – eternally

My friend Monique Mahima moved on to the next stage of her eternal journey last week.  I shed a few tears, but I also feel this sense of peace, knowing that she did the work that we are all called to do, but which not many actually accomplish.  She went within, looked for meaning, and […]

The blessing of womanhood

This is a long post courtesy of my wisewoman Facebook friend, Pj Samuels.  Her posts are always amazingly deep and insightful and I look forward to them every day, for they typically cause a shift, a validation or simply a lovely feeling.  This one, received a few days ago really honored my womanhood, affirmed my […]

Free and laughing travel – without leaving home!

I came across an interview with author Mary Pipher.  Here’s what she shared about books: ‎”If you live 70 years and aren’t a reader, you will know maybe 3,000 people over your lifetime. But if you read books, you’ll go all over the world and know all these wonderful people you could never have met […]

Bring it on God!

I just received word of yet another disappointment.  I had submitted a proposal to work  in Dominica, one of my favourite places in the world.  It was not accepted. As I graciously acknowledged the rejection – oh have I come a long way to be gracious in the face of rejection – I remembered the […]

Interview with Marguerite – Laughing to Freedom

I am delighted to be featured on the Postcards from the Diaspora Corner of the Jamaica Cultural Exchange e-magazine.  Click HERE to enjoy this interview! I am always happy for any opportunity to add to the freedom and laughter quotient in the world.  It is my belief that if enough people are free, then there […]

What to do when you can’t find 10 things to be thankful for …

Every morning for the past 6 months or so I have written 10 things I am grateful for in my journal.  It used to be 5, and one day I decided to double it. I have, and continue to recommend this highly to everyone – it is so powerful and important to the quality of […]

Getting off the Guilt Trip

Last night I bought a new journal.  I spent a lot of time in the bookstore trying to decide which one to buy – did I like the cover, the size, and the feel of the pages?  All these are important to me as I spend so much time journaling.  I finally settled on a […]

Guess who will be on Star Planet TV?

Tune in on Thursday July 1 at 11.00 a.m. EST – for my interview with WL Lillard on Star Planet TV in Chicago! Topic?  Free and Laughing of course! www.starplanettv.com

Free and Laughing – in everything ….. other book titles to come!

My recently published e-book “Free and Laughing in Crisis Moments”  is the first of the “Free and Laughing” series.  Here’s what I have in mind – can you think of other topics/situations that we can be “free and laughing” in? Free and Laughing at Work – combining Marguerite’s considerable experience and training in business with […]

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