Category: Blog posts
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The Daily Constitutional
In The Independent a few years ago, John Walsh wrote about the pleasures we have lost because we’re usually in so much of a hurry. Here’s part of what he wrote: “How long is it since you entertained the concept of Going For A Walk? I don’t mean the urgent dash to the shops on…
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Sparkling Day 1
I am doing a course with the lovely Jamie Ridler to awaken my creativity, and this is my Day 1 assignment. To find out more about this Sparkles ecourse, click here. It’s me sparkling! Donna.x
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How Do You Wish To Sparkle?
Wishcasting Wednesday is here again. How Do You Wish To Sparkle? Well, this is an easy one to answer – in every way possible. Let’s sprinkle some sparkle into all areas of our lives! Get involved on Jamie’s blog, or leave a comment here. As you wish for yourself, I wish for you also. Love…
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Irish Blessings
To celebrate St Patrick’s Day, here’s a selection of my favourite Irish Blessings. May your home always be too small to hold all your friends. God is good, but never dance in a small boat. (No, I have no idea either, but it made me smile!)
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What Do You Wish For the World
Wishcasting Wednesday is here again. What Do You Wish For the World I was thinking about this prompt, waiting for profound thoughts to hit, when the loving kindness meditation came to mind: May the world be filled with loving kindness May the world be well May the world be peaceful and at ease May the…
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Difficult and Impossible are Two Different Things
I just watched Helen Skelton’s high wire walk at Battersea Station for Comic Relief (watch the highlights here or go to the bbc iplayer for the full program). She walked a tightrope suspended between the chimneys at Battersea Power Station 492 feet in the air. Shudder. I could barely watch, so fair play to her…
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7 Spiritual Laws of Success
It’s a while since I’ve done a recommendation, but this book (and the DVD that I got last week) has prompted (or synchronistically coincided with…) quite a shift for me. The link I’ve put here is for a little pocketbook version – there may be fuller versions if you like lots of information. I must…
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What Gifts Do I Wish To Share?
[caption id="attachment_2452" align="alignleft" width="150" caption=" "][/caption]Wishcasting Wednesday is here again. This week Jamie asks: What Gifts Do I Wish To Share? I wonder if everyone who ponders this question starts the same way as I do? With ‘what gifts do I even have?’ Which, of course, we all do. We all have gifts…but all too…
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Unplugging and the power of wishes
This weekend I took some time out to unplug. From Friday night to Sunday night I did not switch on my laptop – it’s the longest I’ve done that for (when I have not been away from home) for months. And it was wonderful. I found myself getting more done, including some things I had…