cliodhna's wave

green

green is clean and trees are green but thats a josh cause trees don't wash A brief nugget of deep wisdom for ya'll, from my younger years, there are others but I think one is enough and it ties in with the theme of green. After thinking about how green it is here in comparison ...

The Just So Stories

Here is a story to keep you all entertained for a while my best beloveds... How the Whale got his Throat, Ruyard Kipling HOW THE WHALE GOT HIS THROAT IN the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. He ate the starfish and the ...

green green grass of home

I was on a yoga and meditation day on saturday down in Claire just beside the burren in a place called the Holywell. Amazing place. I said to a friend, the grass is so green here in Ireland! and she smiled and said You sound just like an american. I ...

unraveling

I was doing my recap today when I was thinking that doing personal work like the workshops I do in the Toltec is like unraveling a big twisted knot. You have to find an end and start there and work your way into the centre of the knot. Start with ...

buying a car part deux

so update.. my dad actually refused to go with us yesterday! he huffed and puffed a bit and said he didn't know the first thing about cars. I think he is threatened by anything slightly different or maybe he doesn't trust his own instincts. I don't know. I do remember ...

buying a car with dad and brother in tow…

...who of course both know sooooo much more than me and can't agree about anything. Conversation example Dad, can we go and test drive a few cars today? Daughter, wait till next week until Mr Driver is back so he can vet them. Son says, I don't trust Mr Driver. Dad, They are ...

tears…

this picture is about the judge that lives in us. I find him very strong sometimes. The guilt that tells us we have done a bad thing, the voice that says we shouldn't have fun, should be more successful, more happy, more creative, more talented, more whatever. It is also ...

all new and shiny

my nephew, who I haven't met yet. Very soon. I can't believe I am an auntie, its great! My parents are finally grandparents. He is going to be the most spoilt grandkid in history, but then thats what grandparents are for isn't it? I get asked a lot here in mexico ...

a dream

I had a dream years and years ago and I was sitting beside a canyon looking at an old leatherbound book which had the words "Where dragons be and how to find them" written on the front cover. I was looking at the index page because of course I wanted ...

toltec dreaming

I am coming back to Ireland in a week! how soon time rolls around... Back to mists and mellow fruitfulness and away from my new found watering hole under a railway bridge and constant sun and dust (dust has permeated my pores, especially since the water in the house we are ...