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. Just click on the highlighted links to read the posts. Don’t forget if you have written [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Weekly Round Up
Posted in Friday Round-Up, tagged adventure, breast cancer, breast cancer debate, Grand Rounds, ireland, Mary Anne Radmacher quote on bravery, nipple reconstruction, sexualization of breast cancer, south africa, surgery on April 30, 2011 | 18 Comments »
Poetry Friday
Posted in poetry, tagged apache wedding blessing on April 29, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Learning to be kind to ourselves
Posted in Inspiration, tagged cheryl richardson, mental health, self improvement on April 27, 2011 | 37 Comments »
Today’s post is inspired by a recent newsletter from life coach, Cheryl Richardson and also my own reflections on how hard I and many of you are on yourselves. Numerous scientific studies have shown that being kind results in significant physical, mental and emotional health benefits including improving the immune system, enhancing self-esteem, optimism and [...]
Why we all need a bit of horticultural therapy now and then…
Posted in Holistic, Lifestyle, tagged bluebells, chives, courgettes, daffodils, Dee and Ian Sewell, french beans, Greenside Up, growing food, horticulture therapy, tomatoes on April 26, 2011 | 42 Comments »
Today’s guest post is written by Dee Sewell, a qualified horticulturist based in Co Carlow, who with her husband Ian, founded Greenside Up, to share their combined expertise and knowledge with novice gardeners. I always enjoy Dee’s blog posts and her advice which is perfectly suited to a beginner like me. In today’s post, Dee shares her [...]
Meat Free Monday
Posted in Healthy Recipes, Recipe, tagged beetroot, beets, cooking with yoghurt, healthy recipes, vegetarian recipe, walnuts on April 25, 2011 | 15 Comments »
I am intrigued by today’s combination of ingredients – something completely outside my usual repetoire but a dish I am really looking forward to trying. It features some of my favourite ingredients but in a combination I would never come up with myself. That has been imaginatively realised by Martha Rose Shulman in this recipe [...]
Happy Easter
Posted in Humour, tagged easter bunny, Happy Easter on April 24, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Wishing you all a joyous Easter
Call for volunteers for online depression support group
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Aware, depression Ireland, depression support on April 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Aware, Ireland’s depression support group are looking for new volunteers to get involved with their online support service. If you think you could help support people towards finding their own solutions when times are dark, Aware are holding a one-day training session in Dublin on Saturday 7 May. Full details on their website at www.aware.ie
Poetry Friday
Posted in poetry, tagged poem on seasons on April 22, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Seasons To Appreciate Like a promise of brand new day, I thought. I could go on without you–things will get better. But then it snowed again, before spring had begin, And the air got colder, dashing hopes of warmth. Then I knew I wasn’t ready to let go of the pain But when spring and [...]
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