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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
Tag Archives: just do it
Walking in baby steps.
(Which path?) I’m navigating my surroundings today by walking. There are lots of pathways through the forest and I’ve been walking along them. Sometimes I come to a side junction and although it’s tempting to take it I’ve been sticking … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Wilderness
Tagged baby steps, choices, decisions, health, just do it, mental-health, nature, outdoors, photography
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Really, Moira, it was no trouble :)
(View from the dart) Friday was an odd day. I went to Dublin on the Dart. I didn’t bring an umbrella, probably just as well – gusting winds. I didn’t bring a hat, so hair a bit streely (old Tipperary … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, regular
Tagged all is well, Bray, dart, Dublin, Greystones, impact, inspire, just do it, little things, photography, story, trust
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My garden is in the work phase.
(Not my garden… another view of the Birds and Bees garden at Bloom) The sun is shining and it was very easy to get out of bed, not least because I’m off on an adventure with Ashleigh and Megan today. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Gardening, regular
Tagged all is well, Bloom, choices, garden, just do it, little things, patterns, photography, productivity, shame, wishes, work
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We’re Back in Ireland
(We didn’t take think it was worth the risk) We’re back on Irish soil again and for a few days it’s been very hot and sunny. Today is rainy but I have high hopes for tomorrow. I also have high … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Life Story
Tagged behaviour, calm, choices, decisions, habit, just do it, patterns, photography, thinking, wishes, writing
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Hello blog, whatcha got today?
(Brooklodge Hotel near Aughrim, Co. Wicklow) Every day to write this blog, I sit down facing a window with a view to the sky. I never know what I’m going to write about. I never know if anything will turn … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Life Story
Tagged brooklodge hotel, fear, inspire, just do it, little things, now, photography, wishes
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Lazy and Selfish
(Kate and Liam’s unusual sunflowers) For the first time in my life I went to a cafe with my laptop. It was last Saturday. I had a green tea and an egg sandwich (yes…) first. Then I wrote for thirty minutes, without … Continue reading
Posted in Newsletter
Tagged all is well, break, easy, inspire, intention, just do it, little things, pause, priority, shame, Success Teams, wishes
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Cups and Saucers
(My mug) I have a really pretty mug my mother gave me. I liked it so much she bought me the matching tea pot, milk jug and sugar bowl! As I write I see them sitting pretty on the shelf. … Continue reading
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Tagged china, inspire, it's your life, just do it, little things, pretty mug, story
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Oranges and Sunshine
(Does that look safe to you?) We’re going to the movies tonight. To the Mermaid Theatre. Every Monday night it turns into a cinema. The movie is called Oranges and Sunshine. I’ve read the book and couldn’t put it down. … Continue reading
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Tagged choices, courage, decisions, inspire, just do it, little things, Oranges and Sunshine, patterns, photography, story, wishes
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Start at the end…
(Like a bird on the wire……) I was reading the book Do the Work by Steven Pressfield while we were on holidays and I’ve been thinking about it again today. The part I’m remembering is the bit about Start with … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Newsletter, Success Teams
Tagged choices, Do the work, inspire, just do it, patterns, photography, story, Success Teams, want, wishes
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Making an Impression
(Melting blue ice cream paint) The rain is bucket-ing down outside but I’m a happy bunny. I’ve been spending time making material. Well… not exactly making material, printing onto material is a more accurate description. It involves plain white cotton … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Make and Do, Newsletter
Tagged colour, crafts, engrossed, fabric printing, inspire, just do it, little things, patterns, photography, slow down
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Thank you Aunty Phil!
(Butterfly in Powerscourt Gardens) The Happy Pear cafe/restaurant/vegetable shop in Greystones has come up with another healthy idea. They are asking people to donate their old bicycles, no matter what condition. They will fix them up and then make them … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Life Story, Newsletter
Tagged behaviour, being present, example, inspire, just do it, little things, photography, story
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Going Away Party
(“Just dump everything on the bed, we’ll sort it out after the party”) Today I’m tired. We went to Cashel, my home town, at the weekend. My sister was throwing a party. A going-away party. She’s going away. To Canada. … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, all is well, Canada, choices, consequences, decisions, follow your heart, impact, inspire, just do it, photography, possibilities, story, wishes
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Success Teams Blog
(Continued from yesterday… Five Lives.) The kind of story I want to be in is one where every day I’m involved in something that lifts my heart. You see, down in the everyday “stuff” of life it’s easy to get … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Life Story, Newsletter, Success Teams
Tagged all is well, baby steps, choices, decisions, fear, impact, inspire, just do it, little things, photography, story, Success Teams, wishes
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Is there something you want to do?
One of my friends, Laura, has returned from her second trip this year on the old pilgrim’s way in Spain called the Camino. Laura initially was due to travel with her friends but work commitments meant they had to cancel, … Continue reading
Posted in Life Story, Uncategorized
Tagged all is well, calm, Camino, choices, courage, decisions, fear, goals, inspire, just do it, story, wishes
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I don’t want to feel calm when I have no money!
It’s a beautiful day outside as I write. In the past it was for days like this, that I waited to feel content. Seems strange now but its the truth for me. At that time I didn’t know but I … Continue reading
Posted in Life Story, Uncategorized
Tagged all is well, calm, choices, just do it, little things, perfect as you are, problems, rain
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