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How You Might Find Me
Some bloggers put a lot of time and effort into important things like SEO and being found on Google. Others of us think it’s all a bit of a mystery… and rely on writing good stuff that gets share on Facebook like smutty magazines in […]
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Blog Awards Ireland
It’s that time of year again… Awards Season (also tonsillitis season, but the less said about that the better – I’m on the mend… again!) So segueing quickly back from red throats to red carpets… Dreaming Aloud has been nominated in 4 categories in the […]
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Learning to Fly
The butterflies were born today. They had been in their chrysalises so long we were starting to think they were dead. Have you ever watched a butterfly be born? We did, over breakfast. After this mammoth transformation, they emerge, leaving their old skins behind – […]
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Rainbow Colours Return
Gather and Create Be of Service, Be a Sensible Person Use your Words and Don’t Be Nervous. You Can Do This, You’ve Got Purpose. Find Your Medicine and Use it. Nahko Bear and Medicine for the People – Manifesto Rainbow coloured service has resumed! […]
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Shadow Work
“I am Half Sick of Shadows,” said the Lady of Shallot. Alfred, Lord Tennyson The deepest shadow is cast by the strongest light is not just a metaphor; it is literal truth. In darkness, contrastingly, we look for birth, transformation, and new beginnings. The Journey […]
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Revolutionary Eating
There are THINGS in my kitchen. Things I am not sure about cooking with… or even pronouncing for that matter. That I am having to learn how to use: Teff flour. Xanthan gum. Xylitol. Quinoa flakes. Stevia. Tapioca flour. And those little seeds that soak […]
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Dream Gathering 2014
Where does any funky Irish-based, festival-loving dreamer hang out? At the Dream Gathering of course. Held on the weekend of the Super Moon. Despite having flu I was NOT going to miss Dream Gathering 2014, which I had booked early bird tickets for the whole […]
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Sick Note
This is my sick note. To apologise for my absence. I am sick again. I am sick of being sick. I resist it mightily. I resent always being sick. I heartily resent the moral insinuations that being sick is my fault. That I’m doing something […]
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I’m Sorry… it’s a Feminist Issue
Have you ever noticed how much you say “sorry” in your daily life? There’s a big buzz about a new Pantene ad in the US which calls attention to how the apology is too often used by women as a crutch and a way to […]
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