SUCCESS!

Last weekend, my friend and I organised a Retreat to Donegal. We found a wonderful place, La Verna Retreat Centre which is very close to the Franciscan Friary and beautiful beach of Rossnowlagh.

The subject matter was Positive Psychology, linked with Creative Writing.

Our group had quality time to take on board these topics and exercises to put into practise the effects of allowing our creative, positive side to be uppermost in word and deed.

In truth, this is how we stand before God, knowing that we are loved always. We have every reason to be positive and happy.

Perhaps it just takes a little work on our part to bring this reality to the fore-front.

We hope all who attended the Retreat have enjoyed the experience and knowledge shared.

This is what success is all about!

THE PASSION!

We have just looked at the film, THE PASSION. Produced by BBC it is a very moving and truthful presentation of the suffering and death of Christ.

It's difficult not to be in tears as one sees how much Christ was willing to give His life to save us and redeem us from our imperfect ways.

No wonder we hurt when we don't love.

Perhaps today, Good Friday, will be a reminder to us of just how much God loves us.

'No greater love can a person have than to lay down their life for another.'

Let Go!

To step forward, we may need to step back and learn to let go!

So many things can tie us down / attachments to people / objects / opinions etc.

We could spend our lives trying to analyse why we are the way we are, OR we can simply learn to let go and follow the promptings of grace.

God is with us all the way. We receive constant encouragement to move forward.

Let's listen to this wonderful, compassionate Voice and learn to let go of all that separates us from Love.

LET GO!.

Keep trying!

Whatever it is you like to do or have a passion for, then keep at it, keep trying.

Often the difference between a loser and a winner is the fact that one keeps trying and doesn't give up.

It could be a poem we'd like to write / a story / a song / a painting / a dance / a piece of music.

Whatever is our passion and inspiration, we owe it to ourselves to continue to try / to become better at what we do.

Don't give up. Keep trying!

Let the Heart Speak!

People are so vastly different. Some people use words to communicate who they are and words can be powerful, or not.

Others are more inward in their way of communicating. They express with a smile or a touch. Words are minimal, yet meaningful.

Some are guided by their feelings. They know almost instantly when they are liked or not. Equally, they use their feelings as a means of communication.

Perhaps most of us are a mixture of words and expressions and feelings.

It's important to open our hearts to others. There is a deep love inside each one of us. A spiritually-minded person will call this Love, the Presence of God.

So, Let the heart speak!

BE the LIGHT!

We live in a world of beautiful confusion where each individual aims at being their best, yet are different to everybody else.

Of course we can try to fit in and become what we think others want us to be, yet this is not reality.

Reality is found where each person is able and willing to be who they are, regardless of whether they are accepted or not.

God has created each one of us in His image and likeness. A design of Perfection has been engraved on our souls.

How we live up to this amazing gift of life is up to us.

Can I truly be me? Can you truly be you?

When we have the courage to be who we are, then we shine and become a LIGHT for others.