The level of planning, preparing and effort that went into getting this 20 minutes to sit and read a book, by myself (well nearly by myself as the children were playing in the sand in front of me!!) was CRAZY!!!...
Have you ever caught yourself thinking back or referring to how simple most of our childhoods were You got up, ate, dressed, went to school or played outside, maybe watched a small bit of TV, if you had one, played some more outside, went to bed!...
Recently, as I was watching my daughter train with her GAA team at our local football pitch, I was casually chatting to a lady about a couple of different books that we were reading and we were swapping thoughts about them One of them was ‘The Mid...
What if your heart was enclosed inside a beautiful, soft, delicate but vibrant flower It’s petals gently resting over your beating heart keeping it shielded and protected from the hurts and pains of everyday life If you had the option […]...
I love the potential and possibilities that Spring brings in its air and in its presence I feel it’s a peaceful time where we can slowly start to emerge from the depths of our souls and to revitalise and replenish ourselves with new and fresh natu...
Over the last number of years and in today’s constant, busy, erratic world, everything seems to be getting faster, fitter, more efficient, more effective, more robotic, more automated It really does seem that there is a new era of this ‘hybrid...
Another year has past and we now find ourselves at the beginning of a new year, a blank slate, endless opportunities, hopes, dreams, personal and/or career aspirations or maybe nothing at all Maybe, it’s just another day and you are happy to be al...
This is a very powerful question, “what does my body NEED right now” But it’s also a very difficult question to answer as it requires being able to quiet the chatter of your mind and to learn how to deeply listen to the whispers of your soul ...
Setting boundaries is something that can be so important for us all in many respects It can be important for us to seal or fence off our homes, so that our external boundaries are set and laid out for everyone to see where our personal space starts a...
Living with a ‘Beginners Mind’ approach to everything you do means that you allow yourself to live each moment of your life as if it is the first time you are seeing, hearing, feeling, moving, working in the very moment that you are in In theory,...
An inspirational and empowering talk by Leona McDonnell in celebration of World Mental Health Day 2021 Here, Leona describes what it is like to live 'Inside My Anxious Mind' and she talks about her relationship with her own Mental Health...
I’m sure we’re all familiar with that niggly, annoying and uncomfortable sensation of when a rogue little stone or pebble makes it way into one of our shoes! So many times, just after starting my daily walk, a small pebble […]...
