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Permission to Feel SadPermission to Create Something Ugly. I waited a very long time to give myself this permission. I was waiting until I could create perfect, first time, straight away. I didn’t know that was impossible. I needed to practice, I needed to write without pausing to edit, I needed to get it wrong before I could get it right. I needed to go through the ugly duckling stage with my creativity. We all have permission to make ugly on the way to beauty. Don’t wait any longer.Permission to Believe I’m Doing Enough.Permission to Ignore What Does Not Serve Me. There’s a lot grabbing our attention. Including some self-sabotaging thoughts. You don’t have to listen to everything. You can give your attention to what helps you function well and stay on track. You have permission. I know those self-sabotaging thoughts really well. They tell me I don’t need to go for a walk or oh look get some of that chocolate or no one needs your input. You’re not here for the chocolate or the silence, you have permission to listen to what serves you and ignore the rest.Permission to Let Go of Shame.Permission to Go for A Walk.Archives
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We’re Broke…
(Beautiful fishing huts in this area) Well Ruby is broke, sniff, sniff. You may remember when we were travelling from Castro Marim in the Algarve region of Portugal and the shaking and clunking started? Then we got the wheels balanced … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, camper van, fear, France, motorhome, photography, problems, travel
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Expectations and Surprises
(You might see some smoke coming from the street half way down and off to the right… there’s a woman barbecuing fish outside her house) I’ve been on walkabout in our new town today, inspired by another exercise from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcacer do Sal, all is well, baby steps, camper van, courage, creative idea, expectations, fear, ideas, just do it, little things, motorhome, photography, Portugal, story, surprises, travel
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Beware of: Beware of Pickpockets!
(Black and white and red and green Lisbon…) It’s 4am. I’m awake. I think. This week has been like a dream, maybe I’m not awake… Here’s what happened at the workshop (and here’s a link to the website: thecreativityworkshop.com) Shelley … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, behaviour, camper van, creativity, Creativity Workshop, fear, motorhome, photography, Portugal, Sintra, story, thinking, travel
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The inevitable happened…
(I’ve run out of photos in Lisboa, so here’s even more narrow roads from Ericeira) Still having a great time at the workshop. Here’s more news about my travel experiences. I took the bus-metro combination again today so I was … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, camper van, fear, Lisboa, Lisbon, little things, motorhome, photography, Portugal, problems, rain, story, travel
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Opportunity
(Welcome to Portugal) So it’s the week before my workshop in Lisboa and I thought it might be sensible to create some blog posts so I am doing some overtime to cover myself for the duration of the workshop. I … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour, camper van, choices, courage, decisions, fear, just do it, little things, motorhome, opportunity, photography, Portugal, travel
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Hello again, Fear!
(The Portuguese town of Chaves) We have arrived in Portugal! It only took seven days! Yep, I know a lot, right? Last time we talked I’d stopped talking to Fear. Remember? Well it only lasted 24 hours. Here’s what happened… … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, awareness, fear, little things, nature, outdoors, Portugal, travel
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Stop Talking to Fear
(Very nicely located car park at Entrago) We left Cangas de Onis this morning and set off for our next home. It’s a small village called Entrago, with a car park in the Picos mountain range that allows camper vans to … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, Beauty, being present, choices, fear, nature, photography, Picos, Spain, travel
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Feeling the Sky
(Star rising) I wish I could show you the sky last night. It was the same as the sky above you but maybe you weren’t outside. Or maybe you were busy and you forgot to look up. Anyway, last night … Continue reading
Portugal: Day 1 Part 3
(Love this! And it’s exactly the right size for the roads) So…We found a campsite in a forest full of birdsong, the wi-fi wasn’t great, we set off in search of mobile wi-fi, drive on little roads. me I’m nervous, the perfect Phone … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, choices, fear, nature, photography, Portugal, problems, thinking, travel
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The eBook is out!
Well it’s finally happened…The eBook is live on Amazon! You might remember I mentioned it last September on this blog post in Creative Calm. So I wrote, edited, got scared, edited some more, went into a small decline, edited some … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, baby steps, behaviour, choices, courage, decisions, eBook, fear, goals, Graiguenamanagh, Ireland, just do it, Kilkenny, little things, photography, story, travel, wishes
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Lost and Alone in Budapest…
(Beautiful Buildings) Budapest is quite beautiful and quite big, so we gave up the walking tour for a bus tour… not our finest hour. Not just because of the lack to exercise but for the choice of tour. Our … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, awareness, being present, Budapest, fear, Hungary, photography, travel
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Odd Day in the Czech Republic
(Building on our street, in Prague) I did something in public yesterday that I’ve never done before. Crochet. Yes, I had been telling you how I will be working away on the train to Krakow but there was every chance … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour, crafts, fear, just do it, little things, photography, Prague
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I’m bursting to share this thing…..
(Lavender) AAAAAh I was taking to someone over the weekend and they asked me what I was up to and I mentioned my Kickstart you Creativity course was starting in November. And as I mumbled and stuttered through some kind … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, awareness, baby steps, behaviour, calm, crafts, fear, follow your dream, KickstART your Creativity, patterns, photography, problems, productivity, sadness, story, wishes
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My bottle of Glue…
(There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light get’s in – Leonard Cohen.) I bought a bottle of glue before we left Ireland. It’s almost empty. It has been the best glue I have ever used. Not that it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, awareness, crafts, fear, France, little things, photography, problems, quote, thinking
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The Tunnel I love
(Leaves and seed. I pick something up every time I go walking) I went on my walk this morning (of course I did!) a bit earlier than usual because it’s not so pleasant to walk in the heat. Anyway, there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, being present, fear, France, hens, little things, nature, outdoors, perfect as you are, photography, problems, travel
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Free Food! Free Food! Free Food!
(The sky last night and that’s a small plane up there) I want to walk every day after breakfast while I’m here, just for twenty minutes, a budding exercise routine. So this morning I got up a bit earlier than … Continue reading
We arrived here in Austria.
We’re staying in a little town in the Austrian mountains called Gries Im Sellrain. And true to its name there was rain. With my new-found appreciation for rain, you can imagine I was very happy. (Near Florence, notice how flat … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, Austria, austrian mountains, awareness, being present, fear, Florence, gratitude, Italy, journey, little things, motorbike, nature, photography, travel
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How often do Ryanair fly out of Pisa? Anyone?
We’re leaving Florence today, well, tomorrow as I write and we’re leaving very early (read 9am…) so I anticipate having too little time then (now, to you) to write so I’m writing now…. which is in the past… which means … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, awareness, behaviour, being present, choices, fear, Florence, intention, Italy, just do it, patterns, photography, problems, Siena, thinking, travel, Venice
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The art of being scared to death….
(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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Tagged all is well, courage, Dublin, fear, follow your dream, little things, museum, perfect as you are, photography, problems, street lighting, wishes
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Take a step… just a baby step.
(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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Tagged all is well, arts, awareness, baby steps, being present, fear, follow your dream, little things, photography, quote
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Courage and Fear are close associates!
(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!
(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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Tagged awareness, behaviour, courage, fear, follow your dream, inspire, just do it, nature, perfect as you are, photography, quote, wishes
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Friday Quote – There are many types of slavery.
(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
The Botanic Gardens in the rain.
(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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Tagged awareness, being present, Botanic Gardens, choices, Dublin, fear, gardening, glasshouses, here, nature, now, palm house, photography, shame, travel
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Friday Quote – You can do it!
(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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Tagged baby steps, courage, fear, follow your dream, Friday Quote, inspire, just do it, Niagara, tightrope, travel, wishes
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Fear and Lightening on the way to Niagara Falls.
(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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Tagged calm, Canada, coffee, fear, little things, Niagara Falls, photography, problems, storms, this too will pass, Tim Hortons, Toronto, travel
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Friday Quote. Something not quite perfect?
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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Tagged all is well, fear, Leonard Cohen, little things, perfect as you are, problems, quote
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The sun always shines… even if we can’t see it.
(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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Tagged all is well, awareness, calm, fear, hero, Hero's Journey, little things, perfect as you are, photography, problems, shadows, sunshine
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Cats, one mouse, a fox and two hens – it all ends well… oh, not for the mouse.
(Our favourite position on the sofa) I was sitting on the sofa this morning writing when I heard one of the cats meowing. It was a plaintive meow. As both the garden door and the secret cat window were open … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, cats, deer, fear, fox, hens, little things, loveable, mouse, nature, photography, rain
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