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Disappointment: the cold shower you didn’t want to take
Disappointment can strike you like a ferocious tidal wave on a calm summer’s day. It takes you by surprise, plunges you into an icy, suffocating darkness, washes away your energy, erodes some of your...
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From black and white to technicolour
Good fucken fuqballs, I’m writing at 5am again! I blame Jeannette Walls’ gripping account of her exciting, albeit difficult, childhood in The Glass Castle. Only moments earlier, I had to hold the book...
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The Crime’s The Punishment?
I just watched the season finale of Love/Hate, a hard-hitting Irish drama. I couldn’t believe my reaction when the credits began to roll. I admit that it had been difficult to watch at times but it was...
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Wish you a Merry Christmas
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” When I read this quote by Hamilton Wright Mabie, it made me realise that Christmas is a wonderful occasion. Without it,...
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Knock Hard, Life
Have you ever had One Of Those Days when you’re just fed up? That’s sort of a rhetorical question because you’re human and this is life so of course you have. I came home this evening with a whopper of...
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Gone fishin’
Online dating is becoming more widespread and accepted. If you’re single, you will no doubt be advised to set up an online profile. I’ve heard (and experienced) many heartwarming, hilarious and...
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Can Anybody Hear Me? Is Anyone Really Listening?
The feedback to the article I wrote for tiny buddha was amazing. Thank you so much for all the comments, likes and shares. As a result of that, I was asked to write a piece for another inspirational...
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“Depression is a friend, not my enemy” by Conor Cusack
Have a look at this amazing blog on depression, written by Irishman Conor Cusack. Conor bravely, honestly and perfectly describes the pain of depression. The most amazing part of this article is when...
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The Power of One
One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream. One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring. One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul. One star can guide a ship...
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Holiday
I’m just back from what I can genuinely say was my best holiday so far. Practising presence has really paid off. Being present enabled me to treasure each moment for what it was, without labelling it,...
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Giving Up
This morning, I received some news that I really didn’t want to hear. I felt disappointed, upset, and even a little angry. I also felt foolish for putting myself in this position… again! I should have...
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Jigsaw Girl
What does the little girl do when she’s broken How does the little girl learn who to be Why does the little girl choose all the wrong things When will the little girl know that she’s free?...
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I Am
I get angry and irritable. I criticise myself and others. I complain. I get depressed and cynical. I lose hope. I cry. I have unkind thoughts. Fear blocks me. I envy others their good fortune. I...
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The Christmas Present
It was the end of September and I was practising mindfulness. I had just had the best holiday ever. I’d also experienced a summer of fun, friendship and adventure. I remember telling a couple of...
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The Fear
One of the biggest things I’ve struggled with over my lifetime is fear. Over the past few days, I’ve examined this fear and I’ve discovered that it has many, many layers. There is fear of making...
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Fairy Story
Last night, as I flicked through an old copy book in search of an empty page, I stumbled upon a Fairy Story that I’d been asked to write as part of an Inner Child workshop I’d taken part in a …...
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Crushed
I have a crush. In order to protect (some of) my pride, I won’t describe the lucky man. What I will divulge is that he’s refreshingly different from my usual type. I feel pleased that men like him...
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The Inner Family
I’m currently rereading Anodea Judith’s excellent book Eastern Body, Western Mind. This morning, I completed an exercise on the Inner Family that I’m going to share with you. Anodea Judith suggests...
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I’m Always Here
Mindfulness is a buzz word of the moment. And being present is a recurring theme in my blog posts. Yesterday however, I realised that there’s an element of resistance in the way I’ve been practising...
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Open your Heart
A dear friend sent me a link to an interesting TED talk on love and relationships given by Mandy Len Catron. The theme of love and relationships had already been playing on my mind. After watching the...
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