Tag Archives: story

Friday Quote – Albert says….

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

(Well, if we’re including everything…. here’s the girls again) “Only two ways to live life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein You’re a miracle too, Mairead.

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Christmas Eve, the seagull.

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

(The doubly recycled Christmas Tree from Paris, last year) It’s Christmas Eve! Just saw a huge seagull flying over our house. Even though we live near the sea they don’t fly over our house very often. I think it means … Continue reading →

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What’s Christmas?

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

(Christmas is warm…) It’s almost Christmas, just another week and I’ve had very little time to prepare in the usual way, but I’ve had a lot of time to prepare in a different way. The usual way involves copious grocery … Continue reading →

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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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Watch La Luna by Pixar!

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

(Butterfly on lavender at Powerscourt Estate) I watched a beautiful short movie on Sunday… here’s the blurb about it. There’s a little boy, his father and his grandfather and they are out in their boat. In the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Friday Quote – Create your new story….

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

(Spotted on a building in Cahir, Co. Tipperary…. Life can be very short)   “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”  – George Bernard Shaw. Tell me the story you want to create, Mairead.

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The rainy season has arrived…. time for a story change!

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

(Lovely day in Cashel, Co. Tipperary on Saturday) It rained all day yesterday and it looks like it’s ready to do the same today. As always it’s funny how I get used to the weather and think it’ll never be … Continue reading →

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Wake up Time.

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

(Agawa Canyon… picture by Doris or Grahame (forgot to ask!)) I’m rushing off to a course this morning (more later) so instead of a post here’s a story from the book Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh that explains what … Continue reading →

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The passionate (and very funny) guide from Fort George.

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

(Everything in Canada is in English and French) After the power station we went to Fort George, (you can watch a video about its role in the Canadian (British) – American war of 1813) an old British Army Fort. The original … Continue reading →

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