Held by Claire

01/03/2026

Sunday Stillness 🐕‍🦺💚

22/02/2026

Sunday Stillness 💚🩵

08/02/2026

Sunday Stillness 💙🐕‍🦺

07/02/2026

Don’t wait til I’m gone
And then stand up to speak
About all the things
That you loved about me

Don’t sing all my praises
Through all of your tears
When I am no longer
Beside you to hear

Don’t leave all that love
Like a secret unsaid
But tell me tomorrow
Or right now instead

And I’ll tell you too
Of the things I admire
About who you are
And how much you inspire

I’ll speak from my heart
Whilst you’re still here to know
“You are” not “you were”
Or “it used to be so”

I’ll speak of your light
Whilst you’ll still hear the words
And not leave that love
In the darkness, unheard

So tell me tomorrow
Or right now - don’t wait
Because we don’t know
When it might be too late

Because we don’t know
When our time might be up
And we need to hear - while we are here -
How we’re loved

*****

Becky Hemsley 2024
Beautiful artwork by Native Intellect

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06/02/2026

JOURNEY OF THE SOUL
One of the qualities that you can develop, particularly in your older years, is a sense of great compassion for yourself. When you visit the wounds within the temple of memory, you should not blame yourself for making bad mistakes that you greatly regret. Sometimes you have grown unexpectedly through these mistakes. Frequently, in a journey of the soul, the most precious moments are the mistakes. They have brought you to a place that you would otherwise have always avoided. You should bring a compassionate mindfulness to your mistakes and wounds. Endeavor to inhabit the rhythm you were in at that time. If you visit this configuration of your soul with forgiveness in your heart, it will fall into place itself. When you forgive yourself, the inner wounds begin to heal. You come in out of the exile of hurt into the joy of inner belonging.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from the book, Anam Cara,
25th Anniversary Edition.
Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/anam-cara

Dawn, County Clare, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

01/02/2026

There is a kindness that dwells deep down in things; it presides everywhere, often in the places we least expect. The world can be harsh and negative, but if we remain generous and patient, kindness inevitably reveals itself. Something deep in the human soul seems to depend on the presence of kindness; something instinctive in us expects it, and once we sense it we are able to trust and open ourselves.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from the books, Benedictus (Europe) / To Bless the Space Between Us (US)
Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/store

County Clare, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

01/02/2026

Happy Imbolc and Snow Moon to you all 💚🙏❄️🌝

The Full Snow Moon will rise as Imbolc whispers that spring is stirring beneath the frozen earth.

This is the meeting point of
❄️ stillness and spark
🌑 release and renewal
🔥 rest and reawakening

The Snow Moon asks you to sit with what feels heavy… what lingers… what winter revealed in the silence. It shines a light on the emotional truths we can’t carry forward.

Imbolc arrives like a soft flame in the dark… the first promise that life is returning. The seeds are not visible yet, but they are alive beneath the soil.

Together, this energy says:

You are allowed to outgrow the version of you that survived the winter.
You are allowed to hope again… gently, slowly, in your own time.

Tonight is not about rushing forward.
It’s about clearing space so the new light has somewhere to land.

Release what drained you.
Forgive yourself for what you couldn’t do.
Make room for who you are becoming.

Your inner spring is closer than you think. 🌕

31/01/2026

💚

Putting Out the Cloth for Brigid’s Day
Oíche Fhéile Bríde

On the night before Brigid’s Day which is tonight Sat 31st Jan , it’s an old Irish custom to place a piece of cloth outside the door, on a windowsill, or over a hedge.
This cloth, often called Brat Bríde, is left out to be touched by Brigid as she passes through the land.
By morning, it is believed to carry her blessing.
A blessing for protection.
For healing.
For the home and those who dwell within it.
Tomorrow, the cloth may be kept safely, used to touch sore joints, wrapped around the wrist, or placed somewhere meaningful as a reminder of care and renewal.
Imbolc is not about grand gestures.
It is about quiet faith in returning light,
and small acts that say: we are ready.
🌱
May Brigid’s blessing rest on your home tonight.