A room of one’s own
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Rest and be thankful
A couple of years ago, we raced past a stone bench with the above title carved onto it but it is still, years later, stopping me in my tracks. Some say it was put there in the early 1900s, others date it to 1880. Whatever its story, the message is timeless. The second instruction is…
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There may be a decline
But don’t forget to celebrate the wins!
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Welcome new beginnings.
I often write about my dislike of change, but maybe we need to see change as a chance to embrace a fresh start, to welcome new beginnings. Two days ago I had the precious chance to hold my year old nephew. That was when I started to be thankful for change, the chance to start…
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A story to tell
There is no person on this earth who does not have their own story. Some don’t have the power to speak for themselves, many don’t think their experience is worth talking about, few believe that they have anything that deserves to be noticed.
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Free to
Do the things that you thought were impossible. Last week I was on Marble Hill beach in Donegal for the first time in years. I shook off the memory of walking easily along the shore and tried to be thankful that I was there again, by a different way. What I had not thought of…
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Changing seasons
The weather in Donegal is so changeable. Heavy showers give way to sunny spells followed by more rain. As I watched the heavy rain give way to strong sunshine, I remembered that sometimes dark struggles pass and good things are waiting for you after them. It is hard sitting in the middle of hardship, and…
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A hard-earned rest
After over four hours of playing a grueling tennis match in Wimbledon yesterday, the winner, Cameron Norrie, lay down on the court, clearly spent. There are busy, challenging times in all of our lives and times when we need to take a break.
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Getting unstuck
Can you remember that story about Winnie the Pooh where he eats so much that he can’t get out of rabbit’s house? I have encountered a number of people who are stuck in an unpleasant situation and need a way out. Do you ever feel like that?
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Bright sadness
I looked at some photos from twenty years ago and felt very sad. The pain of thinking back over things I have lost- the ability to walk or do all the things I used to do without even thinking about it is horrible. But what do I have now that brings the brightness into my…
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Turn away from impossibility
And consider new approaches. I foolishly allowed myself to remember how simple life used to be, compared with this struggle to walk, transfer, get dressed, cook, among other things. But last Friday I went to see a place that tried to make things accessible, no matter how challenging basic tasks can become;
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