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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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She Rises
(That’s a stork up there) Yesterday morning we left Portugal. As I write we are in a town in Spain called Palencia. Leaving was a strange experience. First, the road was narrow and it twisted this way and that as … Continue reading
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Tagged being present, camper van, little things, motorhome, now, photography, Portugal, Spain, storks, travel
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Silves’ elusive things
(A glimpse of the wall) There are two things you see a lot of in Silves – the old moorish walls and the storks. Funny enough both are hard to photograph as you walk around. The storks are always too … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, be present, camper van, motorhome, now, outdoors, photography, Portugal, Silves, storks, travel
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You can see Spain from here…
(The view today) We finally moved on from Serpa. We’d been there ten days, the longest time we’ve spent anywhere on this trip. We were still missing it when we arrived at our new spot on the Spanish border… until … Continue reading
My dark January.
(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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Tagged acceptance, awareness, baby steps, choices, foe, little things, nature, now, outdoors, photography, problems, thinking, time of year
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Friday Quote – All is Well.
(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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Tagged all is well, being present, choices, little things, now, perfect as you are, photography, problems, quote, quotes, Steve Jobs
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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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Swirling currents and calm patches while we’re here.
(Part of Grey Abbey) After the Physic Garden we wandered around Grey Abbey. It’s in ruins now with only a few walls still standing, but there are helpful drawings dotted around to show us what it looked like when it … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, calm, grey abbey, nature, Northern Ireland, now, photography, Portaferry, problems, sea lough, Strangford Lough, travel, water currents
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Pause…. now, have a look at that thing you did….
(Seagull, taking a pause in Bath) I was digging in the garden yesterday and my project is very close to completion. You might remember the garden was overrun by weeds and I wondered how I might clear it? Turns out … Continue reading
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Tagged being present, break, coffee, Dublin, gardening, little things, now, pause, photography, productivity
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Report from the Wilderness.
(River on one side) I’m out in the wilderness for a while….. and I don’t mean metaphorically. I’m living in the middle of the forest with a lake on one side of the road and a river on the other. … Continue reading
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Tagged choices, follow your dream, heart's desire, little things, now, photography, wishes
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Birds and Toddlers do it.
(A Robin) The birds are singing outside the window again as I write and I continue to be amazed at how much their singing affects me. For the better. I’m cheered just listening to them do their thing. They have … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, awareness, baby steps, being present, birds, choices, impact, now, photography, singing, story
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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
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Tagged brooklodge hotel, fear, inspire, just do it, little things, now, photography, wishes
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St. Patrick’s Mother’s Day.
(The Rock of Cashel – St Patrick definitely may have visited here (before the scaffolding and stone buildings)) Memories of my long weekend: Saturday… sitting in the lounge of Brooklodge Hotel looking out the window, listening to wedding guests all … Continue reading
Perfect as you are…..
(The leaves and wine red shoots) Ok I seem to be drawn to the perfect as you are theme again today, so bear with me….. We have a plant in a tub in the back garden. Every year in June … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, awareness, healing, inspire, little things, now, perfect as you are, story
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You are Here
(Where are we?) In the cathedral building on the Rock of Cashel, there’s a map of all the buildings on the site. This map is on a stone plinth in the centre of the cathedral. Somewhere on that map there’s a label … Continue reading
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