I am dreadful at driving anywhere new. I remember going somewhere a couple of years ago. I put it into Google maps, turned the radio off and the spoken directions on. Unfortunately when I am nervous I tend to turn before I need to. That day, I heard at least twice the words ‘make a…

When life is always changing, it is so important to have unchanging things close by.

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.

A hundred words when two will do.

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…

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.