I recall in the countryside where I grew up, that if heavy rain or hail showers came while walking in the fields, we would put ourselves up close to the hedge for shelter until it passed. I’ve had to do similar many times through life’s ebbs. Like the shelter of the hedge, I have sought…
Category: Loss
Connecting to ‘The Human Story’
Emigration is a familiar one to us Irish. At so many different times in our history many thousands of Irish men, women and children have had to leave our shores to escape poverty, hunger, eviction and unemployment and go in search of work and the hope of a better life .In their search they have…
INSIGHTS of GRIEF and LOSS
Grief and loss in it’s many forms, meets us all on the road at some point in our lives. It can take us totally out of the familiar, it can feel like we are being hollowed out. In such times the very core of our being cries out in pain. Indeed, it is so intense…
BEcome the Creator of Your Life
One of most wonderful experiences we can ever have, is when we really dig deep and connect within ourselves with real courage and compassion. I mention ‘courage’ and ‘compassion’ because it really does require both, along with being really honest with ourselves and taking one hundred percent responsibility for our own lives. When we choose…
Ever Changing ‘Reality’
Reality is really always in flux. I’ve learned that over the years, with some small or some big changes always occuring. The big changes of course are always the most difficult and need time to be absorbed. I’ve learned that what I thought to be permanent really wasn’t at all and that I could either…
