I have always loved Winter.
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In the context of St. Patrick's Day, I celebrate Ireland's beauty, the great contributions it has made to history, to spirituality, to music and to culture.
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Winter is such a beautiful season. Yes it has its challenges, but then too, it has so much wonder - so much to enjoy, to discover.
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The Seasons come and go. Christmas is past. We lean into a New Year.
For those of us where the weather can be cold and intemperate, there is still much to love, much to do...
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95 % of the videos and pics in this movie were created by me - along with the theme score: 'Killaveny.' The tune title is named after the Irish townland in Co Wicklow, Ireland - home of my Willough
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We are all inspired at times. By someone. By something.
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There is beauty in the pain,
And brilliance borders the insane,
No night can stop the breaking dawn
Nor rivers dammed from flowing on.
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Now Spring beckons to us,
The grass and the green,
New buds and small flowers
Are making the scene.
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There’s something about being in ‘the great outdoors,' in the cathedrals of the forest, immersed in the speading scenes and vast vistas.
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We have so much for which to thank our God.
Thanksgiving could be thanks-living, each and every day.
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Once again autumn has come to us. It is sheer gift. There is a moral aspect to it (as you will note below). I am always somewhat somber and sad as fall days unfold.
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Before his untimely death a few years ago, Irish writer and philosopher John O’Donohue wrote a book entitled ‘Divine Beauty.’ In his opening chapter he said something very true, that I’d not consid
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I love the hobby of stained-glass making and I have pursued it on occasion.
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Sir Isaac Newton was one of the greatest geniuses of all time with his work in mathematics, physics and astronomy laying the foundations of much of modern science.
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A very technical magazine included a drawing of a sunflower seed pattern, with drawings illustrating a complex engineering principle.
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John O'Donohue was an Irish poet and philosopher. His book Anam Ċara, Gaelic for "soul friend" (paperback, 1998) has been very well received and I too have found it very helpful.
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Have you seen the glass bell? Well, this is the glass ball - and it too is gorgeous.
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The art and creativity of some folk is just astounding, at least to me.
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Beautiful glad bulb balls, hand blown and on display at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario.
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The Modern Age led people to organize, and analyze, in this case to chloroform butteryfly beauty and pin it on white-board (complete with frame) - and give it a Latin name.
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My son shared with me a book that I found difficult to put down. It’s called Shantaram and I’ve found in it all kinds of ‘wisdom.’ The author is Gregory David Roberts (published by St.
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As with most great books and authors, one can re-read them with new insight and increased profit time and again.
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An old cart in vieux Montreal reminds me that we carry with us, in our hearts, things that are colourful and beautiful, that live with us still.
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