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Hi... failte (Irish for welcome! and pronounced fall-thhha).
I'm a newbie to blogging, here just over a year, but what a great year it has been!
I've turned the corner to 50 recently and two things become more relevant...time and experiences!
Material possessions are less important! Using time wisely and truly experiencing each day holds a new significance for me!
If you wish..., a little of the back story...
I''m blessed to be married to a kind and loving man for 28 years, we have two children now 19 and 21.
As I approached 40 and searching for something more, whilst holding down my then part-time legal secretarial work, I trained as a voluntary adult literacy tutor, with the hope of helping adults improve their literacy skills and have a second, and better experience of learning!
However, little did I think that wanting to help others improve their lives would see my own life improve beyond measure also!
You see for years I found it difficult to know what to do as I watched our two children suffer at the hands of bullies. Their struggle began to change when I returned to education! Through education I slowly gained valuable knowledge, I grew in confidence and self-esteme and it had a ripple effect!
By 2014, aged 47 I had completed a Higher Certificate in Literacy Development and a B.A. in Adult Education. I love my work as an adult educator, particularly when adults trust me enough to let down their defences and 'let me in'. Then I can help them by getting to know what makes them 'tic' and what 'lights their fire!'.
As an added bonus along the way I've realised that I also have a love of writing and that writing is cathartic (providing psychological relief through written expression of built up emotions), both for my students and myself. This blog enables me to pursue that new-found interest and I've really enjoying reading your blogs, sharing comments, getting to know so many people and gaining new perspectives. I also like to share any little 'gems' of learning I've gathered along the way!
Thanks for sharing your stories and for helping me realise that it is all possible...and that together we write a truly better story!
Much love,
Marie x
November 24, 2019 at 9:14 am
what a delightful and varied joyous lot of collecting … thanks heaps for joining in the fun Marie 🙂
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November 24, 2019 at 2:31 pm
The fun was all mine Kate, lovely idea!
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November 24, 2019 at 5:23 pm
I absolutely LOVE your photos! they make me want to jump in and join. 🙂
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November 25, 2019 at 7:32 pm
Thanks Wendi I’m glad you love them so much and do join in, having fun is something we don’t do often enough!! X
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November 25, 2019 at 7:56 pm
🙂 you are absolutely right, we don’t have fun often enough! bless you!
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November 25, 2019 at 8:00 pm
Here’s to finding the fun Wendi!
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November 26, 2019 at 12:50 am
cheers! 🙂
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March 7, 2020 at 12:02 am
Hi Marie,
I cannot agree with simplywendi more! Well done and presented! It seems that you like to read whilst having your breakfast. 🙂
Since you “love collecting meaningful quotes”, I hope that you will thoroughly enjoy some or all of the illustrated quotes presented in my special post about quotation published at http://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/the-quotation-fallacy/
Please enjoy reading the post to your heart’s content. By the way, I would like to inform you that my website will benefit from being viewed on a large screen of a desktop or laptop computer, because many of the multimedia posts published on my website could be too powerful and feature-rich for iPad, iPhone, tablet or other portable devices to handle properly or adequately.
May you and simplywendi have a lovely March and a wonderful springtime plus a delightful weekend!
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March 7, 2020 at 6:08 am
Hi SoundEagle, thank you for all your company and kind comments. I am away from suitable technology as recommended by you at present but will come back to your link soon. Have a peace-filled Sunday.
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March 7, 2020 at 2:24 pm
bless you! 🙂
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November 24, 2019 at 9:07 pm
Thank yo8u for sharing a part of your world!.. collecting is a good way of exploring the universe and bring joy to one’s life at the same time!!.. 🙂
Until we meet again..
May your wishes come true
Your spirit know only peace
Your heart know only love and
Your life’s journey know only happiness
(Larry “Dutch” Woller)
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November 25, 2019 at 7:37 pm
Thank you so much Dutch for your beautifully created wishes, you don’t realise how relevant they are at present!
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November 29, 2019 at 8:04 pm
Love the Winnie the Pooh quote … he’s so wise! I collect quotes too. The last time I visited my parents in the US, I found a really old box in the basement. Inside I saw my grandfather’s handwiting on pieces of paper. Many years before, he wrote out his favorite poems (Emerson, Channing, etc.) and quotes. It was a treasure to find. I took photos of each piece of paper and came across the photos yesterday. It was a lovely Thanksgiving treat.
I hope you are feeling well with the cold weather. It always knocks me down intially until my achey bones adjust. Take care and stay warm!!
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November 30, 2019 at 7:36 pm
What a fantastic find Brenda and special to think that you and your grandad shared the same love of writing and quotes. We are having mild conditions so far, and too much rain. What lovely pleasant temperature have you at present?
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December 2, 2019 at 12:12 am
At the moment, the temperature is in the 50’s to 60’s (F) so I can’t complain. The two weeks previously, it was quite cold but not now. =)
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December 2, 2019 at 11:51 am
That’s a very comfortable temperature Brenda, I could go for that!! Our average for month of April is 8 to 12 (c) rising to 15 C (60F) at the end of April! We have a while to go to reach that, lol! Today was 0 c (32F) at 9am!
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