Tag Archives: courage

Pretend you’re feeling really, really confident…….

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

(Or keep to your own path…..) “Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure.” – Meister Eckhart Now what would you do? Mairead.

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The art of being scared to death….

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

(Street lighting outside the National Museum in Kildare Street, Dublin.)   Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death. – Harold Wilson Kinda scary being who you want to be…. Mairead.

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Courage and Fear are close associates!

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

(Tree with some battle scars) “Courage is not the lack of fear. It is acting in spite of it.” - Mark Twain If you’re scared, turn it into courage by taking that next step. Mairead.

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Fly birdie, fly!

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

(What you looking at?)   “The shell must break before the bird can fly.”  – Alfred Lord Tennyson Is there something you need to break? Mairead.

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Friday Quote – Expectations… Iive up to your own.

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

(Most of the Moon) I am not in this world to live up to other people’s expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine. – Frizt Perls Well that’s a relief, Mairead

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Leonard and Leonardo…….

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

(Botanic Gardens, succulents) We were looking at a very good documentary about Leonard Cohen on Saturday night. It was called I’m your Man and had other people singing his songs from a concert tour, while he chatted to the interviewer … Continue reading →

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Friday Quote – There are many types of slavery.

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

(Flowers from the National Stud in Kildare) “The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states.” – Mahatma Gandhi A slave… to fashion, to social standing, to … Continue reading →

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Practice makes perfect…. bit by tiny bit.

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

(Printing practice) It’s before dawn on an autumnal wet kind of day here in County Wicklow. I’m up early because there’s a lot to do before I leave for my classes. Today it’s drawing… not my favourite but I want … Continue reading →

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Helen Kearney’s welcome home.

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

(Picture of Helen Kearney in London. Source: Scott Heavey/Getty Images Europe) I have more photos and things to say about Canada but first I want to tell you where I was on Saturday afternoon. I went to join hundreds of others … Continue reading →

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Friday Quote – You can do it!

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

(You see that dot on the picture? That’s a man walking a tightrope between two (very tall) buildings in Niagara….)   “People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things.”—Norman Vincent Peale     Our … Continue reading →

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