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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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Hello, is that Monica?
(The neighbours walking their dog last night) We’ve moved again and now we’re about 30 minutes inland, in a campsite near the town of Lourical. The sun is shining and we are parked between two orange trees. I can hear … Continue reading
Heavy Rain brings Cheerful Scones
(22 raindrops (or thereabouts) in a row… ) It was a very dark morning full of heavy rain when I woke up. So I lay there listening to the sound of water hitting the window, the roof and the cat. … Continue reading
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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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Apple Tart Omelette
(Mmmm Bread and Butter Pudding Version 1.0) Another wet day today which is making me kinda sleepy. I might have a little snooze after I finish this. Well, I finally made my version of a bread and butter pudding. Lets … Continue reading
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Rain or Shine, some more hen pictures
(We went for a ramble around the lake at Mervant this morning) It’s Sunday afternoon, I’ve just brought the hens their afternoon treat – porridge. They love it! Being from France they possibly haven’t tasted it (you can only buy … Continue reading
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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
Wake up and smell the eggs!
(Two of the girls… saying something in French) A wonderful thing happened! Our host went away this morning for a long weekend and left me in charge of the hens! Well, Denis too but I don’t intend to allow him … Continue reading
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It’s Saturday in the countryside and I’m feeling lucky.
We finally arrived. The boat stopped and we were amazingly lucky to be in the line that moved out first. Not that it really matters who gets off first but it feels like being allowed out to play from school, … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, coffee, gardening, hens, little things, lucky, nature, outdoors, perfect as you are, photography, travel
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Turn off your DLPFC!
(Mixed media in progress…) I’ve been reading and listening to Jonah Lehrer’s book Imagine How Creativity Works. I listened to it last summer with the hens in the forest. They weren’t hugely impressed with Jonah but I really like him … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, baby steps, behaviour, book, creativity, follow your dream, hens, imagine how creativity works, jonah lehrer, photography, quote
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Friday Quote – Albert says….
(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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Tagged all is well, behaviour, choices, Einstein, hens, little things, miracle, nature, photography, story
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Hit the nail… not the thumb!
(Love my little empty frame) I was hanging some picture frames on the kitchen wall yesterday. I think it took me two hours but the time flew and my mind wandered to thoughts of “noticing what’s right“, again. Putting my … Continue reading
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Princess Affreca and my new hens.
(We travelled the peninsula and the lough) We went to Northern Ireland for the weekend to visit friends (Hi Naomi and Liam!) They were excellent travel guides and packed a lot in – including a picnic. I’ve grabbed a map … Continue reading
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Tagged cistercian abbey, gardening, healing, hens, little things, nature, Northern Ireland, photography, travel
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A Town of Runners – beautiful.
(Remembering my girls) Last night we went to see a beautiful movie – A Town of Runners. It was set in Ethiopia, in a small town called Bekoji. There was only a dirt road from the town so it has … Continue reading
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Tagged A Town of Runners, Bekoji, choices, dreams, Ethiopia, follow your dream, gardening, hens, inspire, movie, olympic gold medal winners, perceptions, rain, sports
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Hens are great teachers… listen to a hen today.
(The menu) It’s very early in the morning as I write from our hotel in Swansea. I seem to have jet lag without crossing a time zone, probably the traffic noises, the pillow and the light peeping in around … Continue reading
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Ode to the girls….
(Contentment – even with green hair) I’m back home now and I’m hen-less and egg-less. Will go to the supermarket later for the eggs but we won’t be getting hens. Some people and animals come into your life for just … Continue reading
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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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Who let the hens out?
(The girls) I woke late this morning because I’d had a very disgruntled feline visitor during the night who needed to get outside urgently (at least that’s what I think he was saying) at 3.45am. It may take me a … Continue reading
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