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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
April 18, 2020 at 12:14 pm
https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-samsung&source=android-browser&q=ways+to+be+better
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April 18, 2020 at 12:38 pm
Lovely link, thanks ecohorizons for sharing.
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April 18, 2020 at 6:19 pm
My name Wael .
I Appreciate your feedback.
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April 18, 2020 at 6:50 pm
Thank you Wael from Lebanon, if I remember correctly?
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April 19, 2020 at 9:07 am
Yes …
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April 18, 2020 at 1:36 pm
True words of Reality and it is so nice to be practicing self-compassion.
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April 18, 2020 at 7:27 pm
Thanks for sharing!!… “Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do…” ( Pope John XXIII )… 🙂
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April 18, 2020 at 10:10 pm
another gem, my mistakes make me crack up with laughter, so I have many a giggle 🙂
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April 19, 2020 at 4:37 pm
Always a good sign Kate to be able to laugh at our mistakes!
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April 19, 2020 at 9:47 pm
far healthier than denial or anger!
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April 19, 2020 at 1:08 pm
Love this, Marie! Too many of us are so hard on ourselves being our own worst critic. How awful, isn’t it? Practicing self-compassion is a must if we are to love ourselves. Thank you so much for this post! xo
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April 19, 2020 at 4:40 pm
True Amy, it can take a long time to realise how hard we are on ourselves. Xx
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April 20, 2020 at 4:45 pm
Isn’t it that our imperfections make us perfect 🙂
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April 20, 2020 at 8:42 pm
And unique!
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April 21, 2020 at 5:14 pm
I couldn’t agree more
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