Shelagh Meagher's Blog, page 3
October 6, 2015
My shocking truth regarding angels
Sometimes, just when you think you're getting to know yourself, a sudden realization whacks you in the head and turns your assumptions about who you are on their head. So it was today, as I was picking away at the task of packing up the house to move. My realization flies in the face of […]
September 13, 2015
Why experiences make us happier than things do
I love it when science corroborates what I believe to be true, so I really enjoyed reading an article in Fast Company about the work of Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a psychology professor at Cornell University who studies things like happiness and money, and how the two relate. Because money often comes up among would-be adventurers as something that's […]
August 27, 2015
My orthodontist’s interesting observation – and not about my teeth
At my latest appointment (before my mouth was filled with things that make it impossible to have a conversation) my orthodontist and I were talking about my upcoming move to Nova Scotia, and moving to new places in general. He has been living in the same house, in the same city (Toronto), since he and […]
August 16, 2015
A big move, scary and beautiful
If you follow me on social media you'll know I've just signed a deal on a house in Nova Scotia. Which is great in many ways but it has my adrenalin operating at a level well above my comfy place. You can get a sense of the house from this photo taken out the living room window. And […]
July 28, 2015
21 Day Challenge – an update
Those who know me know I'm not a gusher. But this 21-day gratitude exercise I decided to test drive is certainly an eye-opener regarding the benefits of being a little more gushy than I have been. On the inside, especially. Old habits die harder on the outside! The challenge was to note, every day, 3 world-view […]
July 15, 2015
Why we turn into scaredy-cats and what to do about it.
Acquired Risk Aversion Syndrome seems to be everywhere these days. That’s what I’m calling the tendency of people to get less adventuresome as they go through life. I don’t mean to create panic but ARAS is alarmingly prevalent and I keep running into more people who are suffering from it. A woman who was, in […]
July 9, 2015
My 21-day crystal-free challenge
In this line of work I get exposed to all kinds of things I wouldn’t have touched with a barge pole a few years ago. I grew up in a household with a barely perceptible notion of God and a highly practical approach to getting on in life. You made stuff happen for yourself. Angels, […]
June 22, 2015
Why is singing in public scary?
“I sing with a rock band.” These aren’t words I ever expected to say about myself but now I do. And despite the way I compulsively add phrases like ‘not seriously’ or ‘only for fun’ or ‘we don’t really do gigs’, (I know my compulsion is kinda sad but I can’t seem to stop) the statement […]
June 13, 2015
When dreams come true
Since I spend a lot of time encouraging people to make their dreams happen, I wanted to share my own experience from this past week. It started with a talk. I gave a keynote address about gaining gumption at an Inspiration Evening put on by WIPP, a group of wonderful women who help make great things […]
June 5, 2015
Getting emotional about money
I was at a workshop the other day about personal finances. Instead of the usual blah blah about investment opportunities and admonishments to save more for retirement, this one took a very different tack. The moderator, Gail Fullarton of Investors Group, wanted us to consider our emotional relationship with money. The first question she asked […]
