Monthly Archives: February 2012

Try to be alive

Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. … Continue reading

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What would you miss tomorrow if it was taken away today?

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work … Continue reading

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If life is a tapestry, then mine is one woven with words.

2010 was my year of Finding My Voice – and to help me, I joined Toastmasters, an organisation aimed at helping anyone find their voice, or find confidence in speaking in public.  I found I only had difficulty speaking in … Continue reading

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It’s my life, so it’s my boundaries

 ”Boundaries don’t keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy. That’s how we’re made. So, you can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.”  Meredith Grey At the outset of 2012, … Continue reading

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The Art of Solitude

I live a hectic life, full of people and places to be. It was not always this way. Growing up as I did at the edge of an Irish country estate, in it’s former gate house, I was far away … Continue reading

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