About Me
Our choices determine our experience.
~Marguerite
In 2011 I left behind what most would consider a very successful life: an executive position paying a high, six-figure salary, a 20-year marriage, and a mortgage-free home I loved. I’d reached a personal tipping point. The years of living based on another’s definition of success came to a head. The ache in my heart became greater than the fear of literally walking away from everything I knew and for which I had worked so hard. What was the point if I wasn’t happy or fulfilled? This turn of events was inevitable and had been building for many years.
Truth can only be experienced. It cannot be described and it cannot be explained.
~A Course in Miracles
From a very early age, I knew absolutely, that life had to be more than growing up, going to work, getting married, accumulating stuff, then dying. What I began to explore in high school, I continued for another thirty years as I climbed the corporate ladder. Living a life of meaning and purpose in harmony with the larger scheme of things captured my imagination. I wanted to crack the code and find answers to my questions.
What’s the purpose of my life? How do the many facets of life tie together? Is there an overall meaning to life? If everything happens for a reason, what is the reason? How can I find peace of mind and happiness in the midst of so much sorrow and pain? How can I be the best “me” I can be?
Underlying all, and central to my questioning, was how to reconcile what I was taught about God with what I felt was true. I desperately wanted to integrate my spiritual values and everyday life. That’s what made sense to me. At times my hunger for understanding overwhelmed me and I literally cried out in anguish. I refused to believe that what I was seeking couldn’t be found.
We are spiritual beings having a human experience and the purpose of the experience is to remember we are spiritual beings!
~Marguerite
Despite setbacks, I stayed true to the quest and committed to my desire for clarity in the chaos. My focused intent led me to resources, most notably A Course in Miracles, which changed my life forever. I now know where “north” is. I have a framework for living that offers meaning and purpose. I know how God fits. I know how I fit. And I am clear about my direction regardless of what occurs in my external environment. My heart is the command center and my mind is in service to my heart. I no longer allow my mind to hold my heart hostage as it did for most of my life when I gave in to what was logical and generally accepted but not what I felt and knew to be true for me.
My leap of faith, and my decision to let my heart — not my head — lead, precipitated accelerated, deeper understanding, and a life that I could not have imagined in my wildest dreams. I love my life. I live authentically, freely, and joyfully. This is not the stuff of fairy tales. This is a life within reach of every single person. While everyone’s pathway differs, the experience we are seeking is universal.
I have been asked time and time again, “How can you be so happy?” It is not a secret. The singular desire now leading my life is to share what I have learned, directly experienced, and know to be true. The concepts, principles, and practices are a culmination of years of trial and error, of falling and getting back up, of staying the course. I am by no means perfect and I have much to learn but I fall down less often and I get up much more quickly. I suffer less. I smile more.
Your life is not a matter of chance.
It is a matter of choice.
I am here to help you make more consciously informed,
personally fulfilling choices. You can love your life.
I hope I can help you do so.