It is so important after all our shared commitments, inspiring compassion & nationwide efforts that we don't fall into default- complacent mode!  As I awoke today a little weary because as a Principal I sorely missed our lovely little school & its incredible boys and girls , yet I felt a smile  brighten my sore expression & then It just hit me - yes we are definitely united all doing our upmost to protect the most vulnerable throughout this awful pandemic but it is also about these little 4 & 5 year olds who eternally copy our ways, absorbing what we do not what we say! And with heart, I truly believe when we look back that we can say 'Yes we tried, Yes we came together, Yes we faced the reality & Yes we  responded rather than reacted!' That to me is complete mindful thought. No approach is perfect, but some are simply more compassionate, more inclusive & more mindful than others. So I felt I needed to remind myself that hey Nicki "It's Always Mindfulness O'Clock!" 

​Keep Safe, Healthy & Sane everyone.

The Irish Sunshine (perhaps because it is rare enough) seems to revitalize & help us restores our zest  & hope especially during these Covid 19 times- If you like why not take 15 mins downtime to try this little visualization- " Capture- the -Sunsoundcloud.com/user-83990243

 
Mountain Meditation (soundcloud.com/user-83990243/mountain-music-meditation-njm)-
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This practice can be so Inspiring in times of Change, Particularly potent given our shared Worldwide Pandemic. We will get there together - as we are all part of Nature, So connected & yet unique in character. I often find my imagination wondering to the solitary beauty that encapsulates Skellig Michael. Even its inhabitants the Puffin birds have there own unique colony in the midst of what many claim to be a barren & harsh landscape. There is no doubt its Pagan & Celtic routes echo even when just viewing this magnificent island from the mainland.

To me, it embodies- "Resilience, Stillness & the Connectivity of Nature"- moment to moment wild Atlantic waves crash against it and yet it stands tall in all that chaos. Giving hope to those who look upon its strength.

Tóg Seans é- Bí Cróga!


​I had to share this vibrant link- The poetry & art say it all!




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Resilience 

Our resilience takes my breath away.
It stands intimately entwined
with our terrible translucent fragility.
We are soft and small,
brief and biodegradable.
And yet, we sometimes flare
like a match ignited in darkness
Illuminating the moment, revealing
the truth we know but cannot explain:
How we are sustained
By the scent of another’s sun-salted skin,
the soft brush of lips on the nape of the neck.
By the blazing dawn- a promise searing the sky,
the loon’s lonely wail at the end of the day.
How we are sustained
By what we love
By that which Loves us.

                                                    ( by Oriah Mountain Dreamer)
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