Maureen F. Fitzgerald https://maureenfitzgerald.com/ Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:29:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Quote of the Day https://maureenfitzgerald.com/quote-of-the-day-12/ Mon, 02 Sep 2019 14:27:55 +0000 https://woocommerce-575965-3258861.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=12881 “It is the denial of death that is particularly responsible for people living empty purposeless lives; for when you live as if you will live forever, it becomes too easy to postpone things you know that you must do. You live your life in preparation for tomorrow or in remembrance of yesterday, and meanwhile each […]

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]]> Quote of the Day https://maureenfitzgerald.com/quote-of-the-day-11/ Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:22:08 +0000 https://woocommerce-575965-3258861.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=12876 “Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” -Theodore Roosevelt

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]]> A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson https://maureenfitzgerald.com/must-read-a-return-to-love-2/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:00:02 +0000 https://woocommerce-575965-3258861.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=12869 Have you read “A Return to Love” by Marianne Williamson? If you have not read it, you must. In her very practical way, she explains how we were taught mostly through our traditional religions that we are not lovable (we are sinners). As a recovering Catholic myself, it was helpful in understanding how my believing […]

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]]> Quote of the Day https://maureenfitzgerald.com/quote-of-the-day-10/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 21:18:06 +0000 https://woocommerce-575965-3258861.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=12873 “If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.” -Abraham Maslow

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]]> Favorite Book of the Week https://maureenfitzgerald.com/favorite-book-of-the-week-2/ Tue, 20 Aug 2019 21:01:24 +0000 https://woocommerce-575965-3258861.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=12866 My favorite book this week is “Coming Apart” by Daphne Rose Kingma. I would recommend any of her books – they are all brilliant. She is so wise and gives advice from a very deeply human perspective. At the core of all her books is the idea that we are ALL here (as humans) to […]

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]]> How Are We Treating Our Sons and Daughters Differently? https://maureenfitzgerald.com/how-are-we-treating-our-sons-and-daughters-differently/ Fri, 16 Aug 2019 01:07:52 +0000 https://woocommerce-575965-3258861.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=12860 The following is an excerpt from my newest parenting book which educates parents, caregivers, teachers and counselors about how to raise girls in a non-sexist way while challenging sexism, stereotypes and sexualization. Strategy 1: My Sweetie Pie. Are you treating your daughters and sons differently? “They [parents] instruct girls and boys differently, they offer each […]

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]]> Quote of the Day https://maureenfitzgerald.com/quote-of-the-day-9/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 01:14:47 +0000 https://woocommerce-575965-3258861.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=12864 “We cannot escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that accompanies us on our exciting adventures… Take a risk a day—one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it.” —Susan Jeffers

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]]> Quote of the Day https://maureenfitzgerald.com/quote-of-the-day-8/ Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:20:41 +0000 https://woocommerce-575965-3258861.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=12856 “One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” -Andre Gagne

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]]> Favorite Book of the Week https://maureenfitzgerald.com/favorite-book-of-the-week/ Fri, 02 Aug 2019 16:39:28 +0000 https://woocommerce-575965-3258861.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=12853 My favourite book this week is Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart by John Welwood. If you are in a relationship you must read this book. John Welwood is so wise in identifying the real problem in all relationships and that is YOU. You cannot have intimacy unless you heal yourself. […]

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]]> The Roots of Workplace Gender Inequality https://maureenfitzgerald.com/the-roots-of-workplace-gender-inequality/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:33:23 +0000 https://woocommerce-575965-3258861.cloudwaysapps.com/?p=12849 This is a great article: “The Roots of Workplace Gender Inequality” from  Stanford University. It shows how although women and men both suffer from absurd work expectations, women also face the “career crushers” of discrimination and stigma from taking time off – that men do not. Also, this article shows how resistant senior executives are […]

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