I have been thinking for some time now about the fragility of new things. Prompted by time spent walking through the oak trees near my home, my thoughts initially catch on the incongruity of the bright delicate buds in spring juxtaposed with the old gnarled bark that...
I’ve just returned home from a week camping by the sea. I visited a part of the coast so lovely that it almost makes me catch my breath every time I look out over the water. And yet… although I love to travel, there is nothing quite like coming back to my own place. I...
Those of us who find ourselves passing these lockdown days in the company of small children may find it challenging to set time aside for a regular meditation practice. This is especially true when your children wake before you in the morning and are in no hurry to...
It was the Greek philosopher Heraclitus who said that we can’t step into the same river twice. Constantly in flux, the river is never the same from one second to the next, and neither are we. Our skin and hair renew themselves, our breath flows in and out, we age...
So, now it really is a lockdown. Despite the Taoiseach preferring to avoid the term, it’s the one we’ve been using in my household since the schools closed on March 12th, and it’s beginning to seem more and more apt. Actually, in my household, we pretty much have been...
It’s normal, in today’s world, to live a full life. Increasingly, we have complicated and multi-faceted work lives which may take several forms, as well as commitments to children, parents, partners and friends who may need our time, presence and attention....
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