And so, here we are again, on the cusp of a new year, and I have been wondering what to write today. I could wish all of you who have had troubles this year, a better year next year, and of course, I do wish that for you all; but as you so well know, [...]
Archive for December, 2010
A Special New Year’s Wish
Posted in Personal Reflections, tagged dealing with change, elizabeth lesser, G.K. Chesterton, Hazrat Inayat Khan, M. Scott Peck, New Year's Eve, New Year's resolution, sufi, The Road Less Travelled on December 31, 2010 | 21 Comments »
A most memorable Christmas
Posted in Personal Reflections, tagged christmas, ireland, snow, spirit of Christmas on December 30, 2010 | 22 Comments »
Well, here we are again at the end of another year and I hope your last week is just what you want it to be. I’ve been having a lovely week, following on from a surprisingly delightful Christmas. I say surprisingly because things didn’t turn out as I had planned for Christmas, but in the end it all turned [...]
Repost Yourself!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2010, best blog posts of 2010, blogging, end of year on December 29, 2010 | 60 Comments »
I love this idea from the EduClaytion blog and what a perfect way to round off 2010. Is there a particular post you have written during this past year you would like more people to read? Now here’s your chance! Simply put the link to your favourite post from 2010 in the comments section below. It doesn’t have [...]
Meat Free Monday
Posted in Recipe, tagged chestnut, Christmas recipe, cranberry, festive, loaf, parsnip, vegetarian christmas on December 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As we are still in a holiday mood, today’s recipe is a combination of Christmas flavours perfect for entertaining. Parsnip, cranberry and chestnut loaf Ingredients 4 tbsp butter , plus a little extra for greasing 3 onions , chopped 15g pack sage , 6 leaves reserved, rest shredded 200g pack cooked chestnuts 100g walnuts 100g breadcrumbs ½ [...]
Give this Christmas away
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Amy Grant, christmas song, christmas video, Matthew West, true meaning of christmas, Veggie tales on December 26, 2010 | 6 Comments »
My Christmas Wish for You
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged celebration of winter solstice, Celtic wisdom, hope, ireland, Irish Times, light, Meath, newgrange, Tony Bates on December 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Earlier this week the annual celebration of the winter solstice took place here in Ireland at Newgrange in Co Meath. Newgrange is famed for the illumination of its passage and chamber by the Winter Solstice sun. Above the entrance to the passage of this megalithic mound there is a opening called a roof-box. On mornings around the winter solstice [...]
Friday Round Up
Posted in Friday Round-Up, tagged best blog posts, christmas eve on December 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Remember, if you have written or read a post recently which you would like me to [...]
On forgiveness, healing and health
Posted in Inspiration, tagged anger, emotional pain, guilt, Hay House, healing, Health, how to forgive, Joan Borysenko, Lionheart Foundation, mind-bo, Mind-Body Connection, resentment, Robin Casarjian, spiritual healing, stress on December 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Anger, resentment, and guilt are often major contributors to stress and most frequently lie beneath emotional pain. Recent research indicates a correlation between chronic anger and hostility, and certain physical symptoms as well. Yet few of us have been taught how to move beyond anger to the full resolution and healing that only forgiveness can [...]
A song for all beings
Posted in Holistic, Inspiration, Mindfulness, Video Content, tagged A Song for All Beings, Body, courage, In These Arms, Inspiration, Irene Young, Jami Sieber, Jennifer Berezan, Katia Cardenal, Kiva Simova, loving-kindess meditation, Melanie DeMore, mind, Raz Kennedy, Sarah Dugas, short meditation to help with anxiety, spirit, suffering on December 22, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Amidst all the madness of shopping, gift wrapping, visiting, cooking, cleaning and the hustle and bustle of preparing for Christmas, why not take just 10 minutes of your day to restore your spirit with this beautiful video. The video is ”dedicated to our shared broken-heartedness amidst the world’s suffering and our common desire to meet that [...]
How feelings hold the key to our emotional freedom
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Accomplish Change Clinic, Aisling Killoran, depression, frustration, ow feelings hold the key to our emotional freedom, personal growth, stress on December 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I have really been enjoying a series of posts on Accomplish Change delving behind our everyday feelings and what they can teach us. Our feelings are nature’s way of guiding us to take action because our needs aren’t been met in allowing us to move forward in self understanding and personal growth. When we ignore our [...]




