Tag Archives: fear

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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Take a step… just a baby step.

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

(Field trip to the Museum in Kildare Street Dublin, here’s a close up low light on the Ardagh Chalice) “What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Repeated baby steps are better … Continue reading →

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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 – 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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The Botanic Gardens in the rain.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

(The Botanic Gardens in Dublin) I went to visit the Botanic Gardens in Dublin last Monday. Although it’s less than an hour away I’d never been before. Not for the first time I’ve contemplated going on holidays to my own … 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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Fear and Lightening on the way to Niagara Falls.

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

(Treats at Tim Hortons) We set off for Niagara Falls this morning (Tuesday). Denis went to pick up the hire car while I packed enough for the two days away. Something lovely happened when he got home. You remember Doris’s … Continue reading →

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Friday Quote. Something not quite perfect?

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light get’s in. Leonard Cohen. Nice and bright here today, Mairead.

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The sun always shines… even if we can’t see it.

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

(Shadows) Would you believe, it’s very sunny today? It is! It’s not very hot and there are a few black clouds on the horizon but overhead the skies are blue and the summer shadows are very pretty. I was thinking that … Continue reading →

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