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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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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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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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Getting forgetful?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

(Morning! Or afternoon?) As I sit here at 8.30am on Monday morning I wonder why I don’t sit here at 3.30pm on a Sunday afternoon. Why wait until the last minute? Why set up a habit that doesn’t support the … Continue reading →

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My dark January.

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

(From winter in Cashel 2010) It’s January. For me that’s the time of year when my energy is at its lowest. When the winter has been long enough and I want some spring….. now! I want it now like my … Continue reading →

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Friday Quote – All is Well.

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

(Winding path, Mount Usher) “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.” – Steve Jobs Listen, sometimes it’s very quiet…. Mairead.

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What’s the story? Part 2

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

(Widen your focus… and see the big picture) The story of us is part of a big Map. The Map is the representation we have created in our mind of the real world outside our mind. It’s just a representation, … Continue reading →

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What’s your story?

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

(Mount Usher in Ashford, Co. Wicklow) The story of our lives is not the story of what happened… It’s the story of what we are. The story that starts “I am….” The story we think we became because of our … Continue reading →

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