"Desiderata"

 

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2DoBy3TlGA

" Don't find fault with the person who limps "

 

" I walk my talk so my mouth has got to match my feet. " 

 Don’t find fault with the person who limps
Or stumbles along the road,
Unless you have worn the shoes they wear
Or struggled beneath their load.

There may be tacks in their shoes that hurt,
Though hidden away from view,
Or the burden they bear placed on your back
Might cause you to stagger too.

Don’t sneer at the person who’s down today
Unless you have felt the blow
That caused their fall or felt the shame
That only the fallen know.

You may be strong, but still the blows
That were theirs, if dealt to you,
In the self-same way at the self-same time
Might cause you to stagger too.

 

Remembering your roots - St Patrick's Day

 

The Road Back Home

The rain fell soft on Galway Bay
When I turned my face and walked away
The sea was calling, a mournful tune
Beneath the pale and aching moon
Take me back where the wild winds roam
Where the green hills sing and the stars are known
Though I wander far, the years will fade
My heart still beats for the roads I made
The fields grew quiet, the hearth grew cold
The tales they told were just stories old
Yet in my dreams I see it clear
The land I love still draws me near
Take me back where the wild winds roam
Where the green hills sing and the stars are known
Though I wander far, the years will fade
My heart still beats for the roads I made
O Erin fair, I hear your cry
The curlew's song, the lark on high
Through storm and sorrow, through joy or shame
I'll find the road that bears your name
Take me back where the wild winds roam
Where the green hills sing and the stars are known
When the dawn breaks, the world may change
The road back home I'll find again
Take me back where the wild winds roam
Where the green hills sing and the stars are known
When the dawn breaks, the world may change
The road back home I'll find again
Take me back where the wild winds roam
Where the green hills sing and the stars are known
When the dawn breaks, the world may change
The road back home I'll find again
The road back home I'll find again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B3TnBkIErc

Fields of the forgotten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVOesNZ8uQE&list=RDGMEMJQXQAmqrnmK1SEjY_rKBGAVM3B3TnBkIErc&index=2

the Long walk back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIS3qTwtfBg&list=RDGMEMJQXQAmqrnmK1SEjY_rKBGAVM3B3TnBkIErc&index=6