I have lost count of the blog posts I have written that talk about the kindness that I have encountered at hard times in my life. But this past week I have been hugely outdone.
Continue reading “Beauty out of pain”Beauty out of pain
Why use
Don’t let it
Dampen your spirits.
On my wedding day, nearly twenty years ago, it was a typical Donegal day: sunshine and showers. We got in to the church in the sun and for a short while afterwards it stayed dry. But then the heavens opened, nearly everyone headed to the reception and we got our photographs taken in the church. Two cars did stay behind and tooted their horns behind us through the town. The funny thing was, after months of planning, the rain did not bother me one tiny bit.
Continue reading “Don’t let it”Filling up
The emptiness. I know that most would give anything for even ‘five minutes peace’. Most can’t find a space in their over-packed diaries. Life is hurtling on at break-neck speed and there is no sign of an empty space anywhere.
Continue reading “Filling up”Don’t be a
Rapunzel. I’m not talking about the long hair or the witch obviously. It’s the things or sometimes the people (often yourself) who keep you from experiencing the fullness of life.
Continue reading “Don’t be a”Turn your light on
A month ago I watched Bohemian Rhapsody. One of the saddest parts for me was when Freddie Mercury turned his light on hoping that his ex who was living across the street would flick hers on in reply. He did it twice but only darkness answered. It was one of the loneliest things I have ever seen.
Continue reading “Turn your light on”By your side
For the past few months I have not been able to walk without the support of someone else. I tried with just my trekking poles at the weekend but had to concede that right now, I still need someone to keep me from falling.
Continue reading “By your side”Don’t stop trying,
Just find another way.
There’s a very steep hill above the shore where we stay in Donegal. We were there for two weeks and I vowed I would get down and back before the holiday was out.
Continue reading “Don’t stop trying,”The heart of it.
I was sitting on a deck chair while the rest of the family headed on to explore the beach when my daughter ran back to give me what you see in the picture above.
Continue reading “The heart of it.”Let the sea
Come to you.
I’ve been sitting looking out at this tempting pool on the beach in Donegal the last three times I’ve been here. Watching other people swimming in it. Hearing how blue it looks and how warm it feels. But my legs have decided it is far from my reach. As I watched the high tide moving in yesterday evening it suddenly struck me: the pool might be too far, but when the tide comes in, places to swim are closer and almost possible. Changing your approach and letting go of the original plan is not giving up,
Is there anything that you can see but never reach? Do you dream of being able to do something that your mind tells you is impossible? Let’s look at it from a different perspective. Let’s believe in alternative ways of achieving what you feel right now will never happen.
I told you about the mobility scooter I nervously tried the other week. On it, I was able to reach places I hadn’t been close to for years. It’s not the way I wanted, but it brought so much within my mostly tiny world.
Can you see another way of achieving the dreams you feel are slipping away? It is a frustrating way of being, but maybe there is a different solution.
This evening, or maybe some time over the two week holiday, I am going to wait for the tide and try to catch it. So it’s not the distant pool but something like it is coming within my reach.
Can you look at your impossible dream and find another way to get it? Or can you do that for the person you see who has given up? I really hope you find a way. Dreams are not only for the go-getters.
They are for everyone.
A room of one's own 