Because I found
a thousand small pleasures that made me want to live, and
they were bridges, birdsong, strawberries, sunlight and lambs.
From “Why I Stayed” by Traci Brimhall
Send your own postcard of support to an Irish Nursing Home
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I’ve been working with Nursing Homes Ireland on a project to send postcards to residents of nursing homes who for many weeks now have been unable to visit in person with loved ones.
During these difficult times I’ve also been reading a lot of poetry, particularly ones about the beauty of the natural world. It struck me that bits of poetry fit beautifully on postcards!
My current project is sending poetry postcards to residents in nursing homes in Ireland, beginning with Kenmare Nursing Home.
- Let me help you send a postcard to a resident of a nursing home (poetry optional)
- Find something wonderful to read at Poets.org and the Poetry Foundation.
- Don’t miss out on the always delightful Sir Patrick Stewart reading all 154 of William Shakespeare’s sonnets
Milliún míle buíochas (a million thank yous) to the tens of thousands of people in Ireland who have volunteered to help our country during the pandemic, and to Volunteer Ireland for matching people with what needs doing.
If you haven’t yet volunteered to help, here’s how to get started
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Doing, Pairing, Scaffolding. Thank you for the past year. Best wishes to all!
Learn how “scaffolding” techniques enhance learning
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Your example helped me find the path to my own sweet wildness.
Explore how mindfulness can help you find your purpose
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As a sensitive person, you’re a canary. Trust yourself. Just because you see things other people don’t, that doesn’t mean what you see isn’t real. Canaries were taken into coal mines because people can’t detect deadly CO.
Dr. Peter Doyle
Discover highly sensitive people
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In the middle of a very difficult situation, you always had my back. Thank you; it made all the difference.
When helping colleagues is most effective, according to science.
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Having been through things like this before, I heartily recommend a big potluck party with everyone after the last day: to celebrate what once was, and what will be the new adventures that await.
Read about the history of potluck meals in the US
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The windows shuttered at long last,
Máire Ó Laoghaire, “Fare thee well”
Laughter replaced by dust bunnies.
A few pure souls still soldier on:
Trolling lanky northern ginger,
Thoughtful blue-haired mountain angel,
And you, kindness made manifest;
Always telling the truth, with love.
How being kind is more loving than being nice
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Thanks for working with me and my team. I wish you the best.
Investigate what it means to be part of a highly effective team
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Not sure what to do with your free postcards from An Post? How about sending the Garda a postcard of appreciation?
The Garda is out in the streets acting with kindness and grace as they help people in Ireland understand and comply with the current emergency social distancing restrictions.
The high visibility patrols are to provide re-assurance and social distancing advice to the public. Garda members will pro-actively engage positively with people.
John Twomey, Deputy Commissioner, Policing and Security
Find the address for your local Garda
Send a postcard to the Garda with The Anonymous Postcard Project
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