"Money doesn’t change the world, ideas do."@naval
— Navalism (@NavalismHQ) May 30, 2023
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31/05/23
30/05/23
Demand for four new Gaelcholáistí in Dublin - Northside People East & Southside People (Nuachtáin Dublin People)
The article will be in my local edition The Northside People West next week I have been told!
Darren J. Prior / Mac an Phríora
Dr. Nicole LePera (14)
It is manipulation. So many people think manipulation is this terrible, evil thing. It’s simply an attempt to get a need met in a dysfunctional way.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 28, 2023
29/05/23
Dr. Nicole LePera (13)
You’re not abandoning them.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 28, 2023
You’re choosing to no longer abandon yourself.
There’s a difference.
Dr. Nicole LePera (12)
When people can’t control you, they’ll create a story about you. Take a deep breath and remember who you are. Put no energy into false narratives. The truth will one day speak for itself.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 28, 2023
Dr. Nicole LePera (11)
Our wounds become our demons when we refuse to acknowledge them.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 28, 2023
Dr. Nicole LePera (10)
A lot of us are hitting emotional rock bottom. The last few years were nervous system overload. We were numb and our body is finally feeling. Trust this is a deeper layer of healing.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 28, 2023
28/05/23
26/05/23
Mark Manson (2)
Happiness requires struggle. Without struggle, the world would lack meaning and our joys would feel empty. Be grateful for your struggles, because within them is the constant opportunity for purpose.
— Mark Manson (@IAmMarkManson) May 26, 2023
There is a demand for 7 new Gaelcholáistí in State - Caoimhín Ó hEaghra, An Foras Pátrúnachta @ Near FM (2023)
Soundbite - Setting up new Gaelcholáistí and the planned Polasaí don Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge
- Near FM
24/05/23
Bob Proctor (28)
It doesn't matter what anyone else is doing. Make certain that you are one of the most effective human beings you could ever be.#BobProctor
— Bob Proctor (@bobproctorLIVE) May 24, 2023
21/05/23
Bob Proctor (27)
Exercise your willpower and realize the force of change a decision makes. #BobProctor
— Bob Proctor (@bobproctorLIVE) May 20, 2023
20/05/23
Éileamh mór ar 7 nGaelcholáiste nua i bPoblacht na hÉireann 4 cinn i mBaile Átha Cliath san áireamh - Raidió na Life & Near FM (Bealtaine 23)
Éileamh mór ar 7 nGaelcholáiste nua i bPoblacht na hÉireann - Cormac McCashin, An Foras Pátrúnachta @ Raidió na Life & Near FM (Bealtaine '23)
# Ar Mhuin na Muice - Near FM
17/05/23
16/05/23
Fingal dog owners group hold demo at County Hall - The Northside People (East & West) - (The Dublin People Group)
You might have to scroll in to read.
Darren J. Prior
Social Justice matters annual 2023 report - The Northside People (East & West) & The Southside People (Dublin People Group)
Darren J. Prior
Social Justice Ireland released their latest report “Social Justice Matters 2023” on Monday 8th May. In it Social Justice Ireland call for “a new Social Contract” in Ireland and speaking to Dublin People, Michelle Murphy, Research and Policy Analyst with SJI also gave an update on the news announced in March that Fr. Seán Healy and Sr. Brigid Reynolds will retire from SJI at the end of the year.
“We’re calling for a new Social Contract because we think the benefits of Ireland’s growing economy should be harnessed to ensure a fairer distribution of life’s necessities. And by that I mean so that people have affordable accommodation; that they can access affordable housing; that they can access healthcare when they need; they can get their GP appointment; access to education for all children regardless of their abilities or needs. And sustainability because we have a situation at the moment where our headline economic figures are going really well. We have record levels of growth since the pandemic. We’re at full employment more or less. But at the same time we have nearly 670,000 people living in poverty. We have a housing crisis. A homelessness crisis. So there is a big disconnect between economic progress and actually peoples everyday lives”.
According to Michelle there is still huge inequality in Ireland.
“There is still. And we are into the second year of rising costs, high inflation, a cost of living crisis and those levels of inequality are really having an impact.”
“I think a lot of the public have a greater grasp or understanding of it than maybe some of our politicians. And I think maybe that feeds into the recent debate when the President made his speech a couple of weeks ago where he criticised the focus of traditional economic theory focussing on growth and continual growth and things like GDP. And he was pointing out that you know if we’re going to meet our climate targets then we need to get away from our focus on growth and I think he was also pointing out the reality for many people. We have a country that on the one hand has GDP growth. We have €10 billion additional Euro that Government did not think it would have before the budget to spend yet it’s a country people can’t afford to live in. Young people can’t find a home. It’s impossible to find a house to rent. We have people in their 70’s facing homelessness. We have nearly 188,000 children living in poverty. I think a lot of people from every walk of life interact with inequality on a daily basis.
“We should be using the resources that we have to actually deliver a better standard of living for everyone. We know what lifts people out of poverty – it’s increasing their income. Social welfare rates are a key element of that.
“The Government can’t say that they don’t have the money. They do.
We have to also look at the longer term how we fund our public services going forward. Our population has grown. And it is also ageing. So we are going to need more money for pensions. There is going to be more money required for the healthcare sector. And we have very challenging climate targets to reach by 2030 and there is only 7 years for us to reach those targets.”
Speaking about the retirement of SJI cofounders - Director, Fr. Seán Healy and Company Secretary Sr. Brigid Reynolds - at the end of the year Michelle said:
“They have made an immense contribution to social justice not just in Ireland but in Africa as well for more than half a century but I think what Seán and Brigid have really done in their work here is they have brought social justice issues into the mainstream. We will be having an event in early 2024 to honour the legacy of Seán and Brigid”.
(Unedited version).
14/05/23
Dr. Nicole LePera (8)
The dark night of the soul was the death of the old you.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 13, 2023
You spent time alone. You felt pain you didn’t think you could recover from.
Now, it’s your re-birth.
Time to show yourself who you actually are.
Franz Kafka (2)
Post copied from Neha Bin Salman on Rumi & Sufi Community Facebook group.
At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children, was walking through a park one day in Berlin when he met a girl who was crying because she had lost her favourite doll. She and Kafka searched for the doll unsuccessfully.
Kafka told her to meet him there the next day and they would come back to look for her.
The next day, when they had not yet found the doll, Kafka gave the girl a letter "written" by the doll saying "please don't cry. I took a trip to see the world. I will write to you about my adventures."
Thus began a story which continued until the end of Kafka's life.
During their meetings, Kafka read the letters of the doll carefully written with adventures and conversations that the girl found adorable.
Finally, Kafka brought back the doll (he bought one) that had returned to Berlin.
"It doesn't look like my doll at all," said the girl.
Kafka handed her another letter in which the doll wrote: "my travels have changed me." The little girl hugged the new doll and brought the doll with her to her happy home.
A year later Kafka died.
Many years later, the now-adult girl found a letter inside the doll. In the tiny letter signed by Kafka it was written:
"Everything you love will probably be lost, but in the end, love will return in another way."
Embrace change. It's inevitable for growth. Together we can shift pain into wonder and love, but it is up to us to consciously and intentionally create that connection.
Jiddu Krishnamurti and discipline (130)
I only learned recently that Jiddu - see my last post - had wise words to say about discipline.
Here are 2 more.
It is good to be disciplined but from reading some quotes of Jiddu's on the topic recently I agree with him that if we are too disciplined we become a bit militant and are destructive.
13/05/23
Pocket ashtrays & biodegradable butts
I think that the 4 Councils in Dublin and all Councils in general should supply free pocket ashtrays! I only heard of their existence last year and I think most smokers in Dublin and Ireland are not even aware of their existence!@DubCityCouncil @Fingalcoco @sdublincoco @dlrcc pic.twitter.com/J6E0rLVg2w
— Darren J. Prior / Mac an Phríora 🇮🇪 🌏 (@DarrenJPrior) May 12, 2023
I agree! I think this might actually happen in some countries also - in Canada I think for one.
— Darren J. Prior / Mac an Phríora 🇮🇪 🌏 (@DarrenJPrior) May 12, 2023
I agree that if we could get cigarette companies to provide them to meet demand it would be ideal.
— Darren J. Prior / Mac an Phríora 🇮🇪 🌏 (@DarrenJPrior) May 12, 2023
Along with cigarette companies providing free pocket ashtrays I think they should be obliged to have butts that biodegrade fast.
— Darren J. Prior / Mac an Phríora 🇮🇪 🌏 (@DarrenJPrior) May 16, 2023
Here is something else I only found out in the last year or so as well- 12 years! And during that upto 12 yrs the butts are toxic to the soil/water! pic.twitter.com/Ahp7KrJXzZ
I was wrong - they don't actually biodegrade fully at all!
— Darren J. Prior / Mac an Phríora 🇮🇪 🌏 (@DarrenJPrior) May 16, 2023
12/05/23
Fingal D.O.G (Dog Owners Group) hold demo on dog leash policy at Fingal County Hall - (May 2023)
Note - this interview was not broadcast on Near FM. I primarily did it for an article in The Northside People that is coming out next week. (I love dogs too of course!) 😊 🐕
Tanya Booth
Warren Buffett (8)
"Brilliance is the ability to simplify a mass amount of information into a simple yes/no decision."
— Investment Wisdom (@InvestingCanons) May 12, 2023
— Warren Buffett
11/05/23
09/05/23
Dr. Nicole LePera (7)
Good communicators don't put people on the defensive.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 8, 2023
They do this by avoiding ONE WORD:
08/05/23
Report on John Malone and Christian TV Ireland - The Northside People (East & West) & The Southside People (Dublin People Group)
Hopes of establishing Christian TV Ireland increase
Darren J. Prior
Report on May demo for animal welfare outside Dáil - The Northside People (East & West) & The Southside People (Dublin People Group)
Calls grow louder for action on animal welfare crisis
Darren J. Prior
Animal welfare activists who recently, on Wednesday 3rd May, attended a meeting in Leinster House and held a demo outside the Dáil are hopeful that there will be comprehensive action taken in coming months in Oireachtas Éireann on the animal welfare crisis in Ireland.
Last week Dublin People newspapers reported on last Wednesday's then upcoming meeting and demo.
The meeting, which was attended by representatives of thirteen animal welfare organisations and groups, was called by Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD inside Leinster House. Peadar is the sole Aontú TD in Dáil Éireann but some other Oireachtas members also attended the meeting.
Peadar has two legislative bills before Oireachtas Éireann on animal welfare. One bill attempts to create a mandatory sentence for pet theft and he has another live bill on puppy farms.
Asked if he thought would it be better for the Government to announce the establishment of an Oireachtas Joint-Committee on Animal Welfare to go through and analyse all of the animal welfare issues in Ireland and report to Government Peadar told Dublin People:
"There is deep frustration with regards to the fractured nature of the Government's response to issues around animal welfare. Unfortunately the issue of animal welfare is located in around four different Departments at the moment.
So what we're calling for is for the Government to locate animal welfare issues in one Department. And when that's done it would be logical then to have one Oireachtas committee deal with the issue of animal welfare. But in the meantime what we're going to do is set up a cross-party group within Leinster House to start to work together on these issues because many political parties at least talk about these issues and what I'm trying to do and what Aontú is trying to do is to get these parties to act on these issues.”
Cllr. Deirdre Heney (Fianna Fáil) was at the meeting with Oireachtas members and animal welfare activists in her capacity as Chair of Dublin City Council's Animal Welfare Oversight Committee.
According to Deirdre: "Animal welfare is a big issue for Dublin City Council.
One of our aims on the DCC committee is that we will have a zero tolerance approach to animal abuse in the city and that's what I'm working towards. I think the meeting here today getting all groups together is a real serious topic for discussion by our parliamentarians. We need to work together to try to progress laws that will make that happen".
Members of the Party for Animal Welfare were also present on the day. According to co-founder and spokesperson of the party Gerben Uunk his party is planning on having candidates stand in several local electoral areas across Dublin in next years local elections and they may contest the Dublin European Election next year also.
The party was established in Ireland in 2019 and according to Gerben: "We are also a movement. We are not just a political party. We are a political movement for change. We want to unite all
animal rights and animal welfare organisations in Ireland".
Echoing Peadar Tóibín's calls for an Oireachtas Committee for Animal Welfare to be established My Lovely Horse Rescue co-founder and spokesperson Martina Kenny said: "We would hope so. We would hope to get our messages clearer every time and see a difference.
There has to be. We have come to a point now where animals are being neglected, poorly treated and it's gone beyond a joke at this point.
Our pounds and rescues are bursting at the seams".
Demo organiser Lisa O'Connor told Dublin People after the meeting and demo that she and her fellow companion animal advocates,
"plan to organise another peaceful protest on a Saturday during the Summer to keep the momentum going. Then in the Autumn go back into Dáil Éireann to meet with TD's and Senators to follow up on what we presented today."
Lisa can be contacted by email at: lisaoconnor89@yahoo.com and campaigning plans; updates and discussion can be engaged with and followed on the public Facebook group Peaceful Protest Event Group - Animal Welfare Crisis Ireland 2023 which Lisa administers.
Dr. Nicole LePera (6)
Good thread 👇
Many of us were "mature for our age" and ended up becoming a therapist to our parents.
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 7, 2023
Raised as fixers, we over-extend ourselves and end up resentful.
How To Get Your Sanity Back:
Dr. Nicole LePera (5)
Trauma survivors need to hear:
— Dr. Nicole LePera (@Theholisticpsyc) May 7, 2023
1. It wasn’t your fault
2. You’re fully capable
3. Boundaries keep you safe
4. Self compassion is a must
5. New choices break old patterns
07/05/23
You need 3 hobbies:
— Survivor (@SurvivorsPath) May 6, 2023
A physical hobby.
Sports, hiking, martial arts ect.
A mental hobby.
Reading, math, chess ect.
A creative hobby.
Music, painting, writing ect.
Be a whole human.
06/05/23
George Harrison on meditation (1970)
"You're able to understand that there is this unity lying beneath everything."#OnThisDay 1970: George Harrison appeared on Fact or Fantasy to talk about the benefits that meditation brought him. pic.twitter.com/ZV9gT89BCm
— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) April 26, 2023
Dandelions are the best - No Mow May 2023
"Dandelions are the best."
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) May 6, 2023
Campaigners are urging people to stay away from their lawnmowers again this weekend, with "No Mow May" now well under way. They say letting the grass grow and native wildflowers bloom will help pollinators to flourish 🐝 🦋 pic.twitter.com/jdbfYEyPPm
Fallons tea bags are now biodegradable!
Hi Darren! You may have some outdated information there - Since September 2021, 100% of our black, Fruit, Herbal and Green tea ranges available in shops are biodegradable. We’re a long way into our sustainability journey and are proud of our continued progress.
— Barry's Tea (@BarrysTeaTweets) May 8, 2023
Thanks. :)
— Darren J. Prior / Mac an Phríora 🇮🇪 🌏 (@DarrenJPrior) May 8, 2023
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