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2024 Grateful 46: Hearts and ashes
Ash Wednesday. St Valentine’s Day. One is about fasting; the other is about feasting. Back in 2018 they fell on the same day and will
2024 Grateful 47: The things I do
When someone I’ve just met asks me what I do, I have a hard time explaining it without using a litany of labels. We’re too
2024 Grateful 48: Till death do us part
It seems like not a week passes but someone in the village dies. That’s what comes with living in a well-established community. There’s a cycle
2024 Grateful 49: Am I racist?
In what seems like a vain attempt to understand the mentality that appears to be running rampant in some sections of Irish society and other
To quit or not to quit, that is the question
I’ve spent a lot of time this month seriously considering removing myself from social media and newsfeeds. I stopped using Twitter when it was still
2024 Grateful 50: One of a kind
Trudy is dead, mam said. She died during the week. I was surprised that I was so surprised at the news. Trudy had been in
2024 Grateful 51: Finding ease in risk
Once upon a time, I had a financial advisor. It seems like a million lifetimes ago. They had me do a risk profile and I
2024 Grateful 52: Crying
The average human heart beats 115,000 times a day. Our blood travels 12,000 miles every day (about twenty times the length of the UK from
2023 Grateful 1: Faith
Finally. The last day of 2023. I thought this year would never be over. It has weighed heavily on me, revolving as it did around
2023 Grateful 2: The business of death
I’ve been to my share of funerals. I’ve missed even more. But I never fully appreciated what went into planning one. The task seemed daunting.
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