Category: Active Citizenship

2017 the Year for Conscious Change

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My fire crackles in the grate, its warmth creating the cosy atmosphere in which I can easily and gently reflect on the year just past. The energy of this New Year 2017 is yet in its infancy and Christmas decorations still adorn the doors, windows and shelves of our home. There is always a certain…

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The Many Faces of CHANGE

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As I’ve been sitting watching history unfold whilst Donald Trump is elected the next President of the United States my absolute knowing of the need for Conscious Leadership in the World is never more urgent. Unfolding too are ‘The Many Faces of Change’ and the great need to really look behind the term, concept and…

13 Billion Questions

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Tonight all across Ireland, many parents are unable to sleep, fearful of the morning which will bring another day of worry and stress about losing their home, or feeding their children, or paying an electricity bill, or finding some work, or finding somewhere safe for themselves and their children to sleep,  or paying for their…

The Power of a Thought in Action

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Yesterday morning I woke up and while doing my few minutes of conscious reflection on life and what is happening in the World. I felt strongly not to just let those thoughts fade but to actively do something to connect with others around the World, with a focus on creating, Peace, Love, Equality, Inclusion, Justice…

Brexit: Conscious Reflections

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With many across Britain, Europe and the World still reeling from the UK Brexit vote to LEAVE the EU. My mind is focused on where things can go from here?. This decision presents a major challenge that calls for the very best in leadership which, as this tattered garment starts to unravel, looks more and…

A Conscious View: Irish Politics where to from here?

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In exploring how we ‘Create Conscious Societies’ we must also consider how we do Conscious Politics, because the two go hand in hand. In doing so we are brought into a new focus of how we respect and value people. Just as in how we create, live in and share our communities with each other,…