saying something

saying something by head afireMarch 21, 2019March 25, 2019

The power of three

The three good reasons of mindfulness. Trí saghas incheann: inchinn reatha, inchinn cloiche, inchinn chéarach – The three kinds of brains: a running brain, a rock brain, a wax brain. In Ireland we have a long tradition of triads – poetic, insights clustered in threes; like the one quoted above. Three is quite a sacred […]

saying something by head afireMarch 21, 2019March 21, 2019

Making a beginning

There is an old Irish saying Is train de’n obair tus a chur – Making a beginning is one-third of the work. It does acknowledge that it is difficult to make a start but it also quantifies the reward and sets out the secret to success – the sacred three steps. So there is a […]