At Christmas and New Year we send cards and messages wishing each other happiness, merriment, prosperity, contentment, joy, fulfilment. Probably one of the most common wishes we bestow upon each other is that of peacefulness - peace for Christmas and for the year to come. So common is it to write blessings of peace in … Continue reading Peace
Yesterday, I was in the midst of magic as the children from Edinburgh’s Royal Blind School took me on an odyssey. Actually, they took me on ‘The Odyssey’, which was the basis for their annual Christmas Show. These young people live with visual impairments, many have additional support needs and complex multiple disabilities. Watching them, … Continue reading Odyssey
Fifteen years ago, while living in Dublin, I was a bit heartbroken. D., told me that sometimes not getting what I wanted might turn out to be the most marvellous stroke of luck. At the time, I didn't like the sound of his homespun wisdom, how could what I be feeling, in any way, be … Continue reading Cracked and Chipped
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