The Suicide Note
There are often 2 big questions when someone commits suicide: “Why and how?” The first I think is human nature, we want to know “why” so we can maybe stop it happening to ourselves or someone we care about. We…
Category Ageing & Dying
A Story of Suicide and How It Might Come to This
“But they were fine!” “They were so happy . . . . . Almost the life and soul of the party . . . . . They were always there to help everyone else and seemed so capable and together…
Are You Afraid to Take That First Step & Facing Crushing Disappointment
Just How Did I Get Myself Into This Anyway? A friend Anne Jirsch asked: “Marilyn what’s this I hear you are crowdfunding? May I ask what it is for? I am curious.” My response is below: “Anne I can’t even…
Mason Storm the Man Who Was Going to Unveil Banksy & Me
The Man Behind the Mask Said Yes I was absolutely over the moon this afternoon. The man who was going to unveil the mysterious Artist known as Banksy approves of my Go Fund Me Campaign to buy one of…
Robin Williams: Could the 10-1 Soul Plan Energy Really Nudge Suicide?
“When I first came across it in 2013 I called it the suicide energy. Robin had it x 5” When Robin Williams died I was sad, and then shocked when the circumstances of his death were revealed. I was…
Princess Diana Spoke & Lived Her Legacy – What Is Yours?
I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard the news 19 years ago about Princess Diana, on that fateful day, 31st August 1997. (If you prefer to watch or listen rather than read Blogs,…
Prince – RIP & What Did His Soul Plan Say?
Today was one of those surreal moments. A friend called me this afternoon just as the story was breaking to ask me if I’d heard that Prince had died. I was blissfully unaware and hadn’t heard. We were on the…
David Bowie – How Can I Miss A Man I Never Really Knew?
Today I am thinking, well, nothing new there I suppose, but today I am thinking about how you can miss someone that you never knew. How you can miss someone that you’d never met. How you can miss someone that…
Paris 2015 – How To Overcome The Darkness In Our World
We probably all know by now what happened last night in Paris. RIP to all of those who have been innocently caught in the crossfire. Courage used to mean pushing the boundaries, stepping outside of your comfort zone, or…
Are you living a life of quiet desperation? – 7 questions to help set yourself free
I started writing this Blog post this morning, about 6 hours ago. I then read it back and decided not to continue and not to publish it. Why? Because it felt a tad dramatic, and even a little bit irresponsible…