Poetry Friday
When I Am Among The Trees When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of… Continue reading
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Poetry Friday
Pandemic What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath— the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, just for now, on trying… Continue reading
When Mother’s Day Hurts
Today is Mother’s Day in Ireland and the UK. For the past few years I’ve written about Mother’s Day without my mother, but this year I hesitated to write about it. I don’t want to be one… Continue reading
A Poem For The Time We Are In #WorldPoetryDay
Today is World Poetry Day and in thinking of a poem to share with you I came upon this beautiful poem from the late Irish poet and philosopher John O’Donohue. It feels most… Continue reading
How Stories Can Heal Our Wounded Places #WorldStorytellingDay
Perhaps it is because I come from an Irish tradition of the seanachai, the story-teller, that I hold the art of storytelling in such high esteem. In times past, neighbours gathered around the fire… Continue reading
The Social Media Cancer Community – A Comfort or a Curse?
So, you’ve been diagnosed with cancer and you’ve updated your status on your social media platforms – whether Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. But before you get immersed in the social media cancer world,… Continue reading
An Irish Blessing For St Patrick’s Day
In honor of St Patrick’s Day today, I offer all my friends a blessing from the book Anam Cara – Spiritual Wisdom from a Celtic World by the wonderful Irish poet John O’Donohue. Beannacht, which is the title of… Continue reading
