Surprising everyone, including myself, I have the slides ready for tomorrow night. The first night of the 4 week course, Brigid for Writers, I'm running with Courtney Weber. I can't wait. I have such high excitement on this. Such high excitement! (OK that could also be attributed to the fact that the sun is out and I'm heading off to Galway to see the niece tomorrow as well. So there may be a guest star at the course as well...) But I can't wait. For the first week, we're looking at the...
9 days ago • 1 min read
As is becoming a distressing habit of mine, I was awake for half the night last night. And now, I'm not operating the best in work. But I'm here and keeping things on a (mostly) even keel. Some of the things that are worrying me? I don't know if I'm doing a good job at my part time lecturing role I'm worried about the content for tomorrow's class I haven't finalised the material for the first week of the Brigid for Writers course, starting on Saturday I can see things in work that will go...
12 days ago • 1 min read
I had a very strange dream last night. Now, look, I've a fair idea what it's about, so no need for dream interpretations here. But one really clear aspect was, completely out of sequence or context or anything with the rest of the dream, there was a very loud knocking on the door in my head. And it was repeated twice. Now, ok, with working with Brigid, things come in groups of threes for me, and I tend to pay attention when they do. So, yes, I will be taking action on this in the near future....
16 days ago • 2 min read
Ye will probably be noticing that the email is a lot later than usual today. Fierce sorry about that - it's been a day. It started by me walking into HR at about 8:03 this morning, saying "I'm on the brink of murder, where's our grievance procedure". To be fair to the young lad in there, didn't bat an eyelid just sent it on to me. (He's getting used to me slowly!) Anyway, I'm getting very excited about the upcoming Brigid for Writers course with Courtney Weber. All the details are on the...
20 days ago • 1 min read
Yeah, I know. It was only yesterday I told ye about the Brigid for Writers. And here I am today as well. But I also know not all of my community are writers. Nor should you be! Loads of ways to work for/with Brigid. (No, we've not sorted out the prepositions yet!) And I also realise that many of ye are facing horrible, terrible outcomes from the... let's say the political environment in the US and in other places around the world right now. I'm working on putting together a means to support...
24 days ago • 1 min read
I have been sitting on this for ages and it's so great to finally go public with it!! Courtney Weber and I have been working on a new course: Brigid for Writers: A 4-Week Virtual Writing And Spiritual Intensive Here's the link: Brigid For Writers Tickets, Sat, Mar 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite So what's this about? Well... here's the details: Are you drawn to the Irish Brigid and/or Irish spirituality in general? Are you a writer looking to deepen your creative abilities, spark creative...
25 days ago • 2 min read
Following on from the support group meeting on Saturday evening, I think there needs to be some ongoing support for the foreseeable future. Not necessarily just for Us based folks, but for anyone in the Brigid's Forge community who would like some support and possibly a quick prayer on their behalf. So... Click on the poll below and let me know what you think! Sessions would be 3rd Saturday of the month, 7pm Irish time, on Zoom. Registration would be necessary every time, so I can manage who...
27 days ago • 1 min read
Folks, I feel like it's time for another support session for those who are affected by the - let's be generous - loose cannon in charge of the US right now. A few points though: 👉This is for people to get support on their own fears and terrors and the things that are directly affecting them right now. 👉This is not about name calling or fat shaming or colour shaming or anything like that. I fully understand the desire to denigrate that excuse for a president of the US, but I will not be...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
I know, after weeks of daily emails, the break was a bit abrupt. But honestly, I needed it. I had Friday off work, but had a fairly intense physio session and discovered I have a stiff rib. Seriously. There's exercises and things to do, but it's just time and consistency mainly. Saturday, the retreat went really well and I'm so happy I did it. But I was pure exhausted afterwards. Sunday and Monday I was meeting with friends and having fun, and also engaging in an extended Buffy marathon on...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read