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Being a writer (and being the only one who knows it)
Before I was even able to write, I was writing. I wrote page upon page of squiggles that resembled the jagged patterns on a heart monitor. Not long after that, I was reading the likes of Pinocchio and...
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Living with Overactive Imagination: the highs, the lows, and the completely...
I was born with an interesting condition known as Overactive Imagination. Even as I type the title of this blog post, I’m wandering off into the mystery mistiness of my imagination… Where did the idiom...
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Ex-communication: unexpected message from an ex
This blog was created out of heart-break. Things had ended badly with an ex and, though I knew deep down that it was for the best, it didn’t stop the hurt and disappointment. After a number of...
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Please don’t stop the music!
Creativity brings colour and beauty to our lives. Be it a painting, a photograph or a piece of writing… But music is a worldwide currency, a universal language. It helps us feel less alone in our grief...
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Some useful things I learned today…
Owls are so in this season. The smallest-sized Starbucks’ Gingerbread Latte costs four euro! Some people still call hats “bonnets”. A person can be in chronic pain and laugh more than I do. A large...
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Perfection is a Disease
A few days ago, I came across a new blog. It looked professional and well laid out. But I didn’t persist past the first page as it was just too perfect. The writer advised his readers to keep fit, eat...
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Giving Change
I recently received an email from an old friend, who’s living abroad. She was writing to tell me that my blog has really inspired her to stop and look at life and has made her realise how lucky she is....
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Twelve Lessons
It’s almost the end of another year. Twelve months ago, I was upset over (you guessed it) a man, so I started this blog to make myself feel better. That man no longer has an effect on me but I’m …...
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Can Anybody Hear Me? Is Anyone Really Listening?
The feedback to the article I wrote for tiny buddha was amazing. Thank you so much for all the comments, likes and shares. As a result of that, I was asked to write a piece for another inspirational...
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“Depression is a friend, not my enemy” by Conor Cusack
Have a look at this amazing blog on depression, written by Irishman Conor Cusack. Conor bravely, honestly and perfectly describes the pain of depression. The most amazing part of this article is when...
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Happiness on Tour
I’m delighted to be part of the Happiness on Tour project. Check out my very first YouTube video where I give five tips to feel happier instantly.Filed under: Personal development, Positive Thinking,...
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Help Me!
I’m really enjoying a blog called Help Me! by Marianne Power. This brave, honest, insightful and laugh-out-loud-funny blog deals with Marianne’s gutsy challenge of reading (and really following) one...
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Oh Danny Boy!
Following on from last night’s promise to get rejected once a day by another human being, I’ve decided to ask Danny O’Donoghue out on a date. Yes, the Danny O’Donoghue from international superstar band...
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Rejection Therapy
It’s only Day 3 of my Rejection Therapy and already I’ve learned so much. On Day 1, I asked Danny from The Script out on a date. I haven’t heard back from him but he’s currently in the middle of a...
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Unshakeable
It’s Day 6 of Rejection Therapy and I’ve done the following: Asked out an international superstar (no response) Asked all 447 of my Facebook friends if they wanted to hang out with me (nothing came of...
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Rejection Junkie
My name is Sharon and I’m a rejection junkie. Today, I did not one but three things in the name of Rejection Therapy. I asked a stranger for help in getting my car out of an extremely tight spot. I...
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Basic Human Needs
Last night, I read Marianne Power’s most recent post on the six basic human needs. Yes, it may seem like I’ve become obsessed with this woman and maybe I have. But not in a lesbian way. In an admiring,...
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I’m Always Here
Mindfulness is a buzz word of the moment. And being present is a recurring theme in my blog posts. Yesterday however, I realised that there’s an element of resistance in the way I’ve been practising...
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Flaws
After posting Wednesday’s blog, two people very close to me suggested that I could be more confident. Having made a list of the qualities I’d like in a romantic partner, I’d asked myself if I possessed...
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Success Story
A while back, I received an email inviting me to become an online author for a website called Success Stories. Naturally, I clicked on the link. The tagline for the website read: “Learn from People who...
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