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About open doors…..

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

(An open door….) Happiness sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open. – John Barrymore Allowing yourself to follow your bliss leaves the door open…. Mairead.

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No need for you to do my job, I’ll do it…

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

(Rusty window at Killruddery, Bray) “It’s not your job to like me – it’s mine.” – Byron Katie I’ll do my job and you do yours. 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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Imagine that!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

(1,213 year old leather buttons on Psalter at the National Museum) “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but Imagination!” – Albert Einstein Let the daydreaming begin, 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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Free trip to the barracks.

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

(Decorative Arts and History Museum, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7) We went to visit Collins’ Barracks in Dublin yesterday. I had never been. It’s just twenty minutes walk from O’Connell Street and right beside Heuston Train Station. It has free parking … Continue reading →

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Self Discovery…. Getting lost, frustrated and confused……

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

“I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost.  Maybe Lost is exactly the right place … Continue reading →

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For anyone who’s feeling a little tired this morning….

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

(Happy Buttons) “Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.” -Aeschylus It’s worth the effort, Mairead.

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Take a little break!

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

(It takes time to grow a tree) “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” – Leo Tolstoy It might seem like a huge effort will get things finished, sometimes… not so. 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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