The Thirsty Soul Blog
Catch up on my musings here!You’re going to feel like hell if you wake up someday and you never wrote the stuff that is tugging you on the sleeves of your heart; your stories; memories, visions and songs – your truth, your version of things – in your own voices. That’s really all you have to offer us and that’s also why your were born’ – Anne Lamott

Here’s to Not Returning to Normal
A 'New' Normal 'I don't want to get to the end of my life & find I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well' - Diane Acherman As I write this, in Ireland we are entering Phase 3 of coming out of isolation. The majority of...

One Step at a Time
JUST FOR TODAY “What am I living for and what am I dying for are the same question.” ―Margaret Atwood As I write this I am sitting in week 7 of isolation. I've been meaning to put pen to paper for a while but allowed myself to listen to the ebb and flow of my own...

Awakening the Chakras
The Chakras “There is a voice that doesn't use words - LISTEN" - Rumi Our chakras are part of our subtle body and most of these 'wheels' (Sanskrit meaning of Chakras) run along the spine. They are like energetic power centres that both take in and distribute energy...

What if it’s not about finding your purpose
THE SEARCH FOR PURPOSE “What am I living for and what am I dying for are the same question.” ―Margaret Atwood When I first started out on my path of self discovery, I was consumed about finding my purpose, thinking that once I found my purpose then everything would...

Navigating the Space in Between
YetThe Space Between “Honor the Space between no longer and not yet” – Nancy Levin I am sure you have met the 'space between' on your path. You can be in this space many times in the course of life, you can be in it in many different ways and you can be in this...

Reiki & The Gift of Receiving
Reiki teaches us how to receive. Often, people think learning reiki should be hard, it can't be as simple as experiencing an attunement / reju and then starting the practice of reiki. Could it be as simple as allowing ourselves to receive and awaken to that which is...

Samhain: An Cailleach, Our Ancestors & Celtic New Year
Retreat Within Samhain is traditionally celebrated on the 31st October. The 'true' time of Samhain is Nov 7th (for 2019) which coincides more closely with the astronomical midpoint between Fall Equinox and Winter Solstice. So we have a beautiful opening from 30th Oct...

Autumn Equinox
Autumn Equinox: Balance & Letting Go For those of us living in the Northern hemisphere Autumn Equinox means we are entering the time when we see the hours of light growing shorter each day. We now have an opportunity to go within in order to strengthen our selves....

Lughnasadh: The First Harvest
Lughnasadh: The First Harvest Lughnasadh is a fire ceremony that signifies the cross-quarter Wheel of the Year point following Summer Solstice. The cross-quarter days which fall between the solstices and equinoxes signal the turn toward the next season. Lughnasadh...

A Letter to Myself 10 years ago
This year, 2018 is a milestone for me in many ways - I left my good reliable steady job 10 years ago to join the circus (not literally!) and I also turned 40 (a whole other post). Even though I'm not a big follower of celebrating society's milestones, I felt it was...
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