Charlie’s a hail-fellow-well-met. Charlie’s a true gentleman, they say. He’d give you the shirt off his back, would Charlie. Charlie looks like a movie star. Charlie wears made-to-measure suits. He’d drive a top-of-the-range car, would Charlie. Charlie’s always good for a pint, or two. Charlie’s surely up for a laugh, or three. He’d […]
To mark the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Sandra Campbell kindly agreed to write a haiku to share with my readers. Mam stares into sink Dad, holds head, “innocents dead” Our blood history Sandra Campbell is Director of the Northern Ireland Rare Disease Partnership. She is involved with Foyle and North-West Rare Disease Forum which […]
Donagh mass Rock In County Donegal, on the Carndonagh road to Ballyliffen, a short distance from St Patrick’s Cross, there’s a sign pointing up a small lane to the Donagh Mass Rock, or Carndonagh Mass Rock. Sign to Donagh Mass Rock Follow the sign to the tarmacadam path that leads through the woods. It is […]
There Really is No Time Like the Present Living in the now can be one of the most powerful tools for living your best life once you start to practice it. “May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.” -John O’Donohue- We are human beings, not human ‘doings’, […]
There are some words in life I never dreamt I’d hear. On 13th March 2020, I heard them:- “Masses are cancelled.” Masses across the Republic of Ireland were cancelled. In the North of Ireland on 23rd March 2020. I heard these words:- “All places of worship are to close to the public.” Coronavirus was altering […]
The Power of Creativity is a Choice The power to be creative is a choice and enables you to change the world around you. It can change you. It has changed me in many ways, some subtle and others more profound such as increased curiosity in everything around me. Creativity can also make a difference […]
If I Am To Die Alone The world as we had known it has gone quiet while we are to stay home, forced to recognise our fragility as Coronavirus sweeps our earth. Along with the rest of the world, my heart is blown wide open with the many stories we are hearing. Heartwarming stories of […]