Tag Archives: Ireland

Motivational Monday Poem: Ancestral Connections

Myths, folklore, ancestral connections Embedded in my memory Energizing my spirit The paths of those who came before Walking alongside my own   Ethereal Celtic voices and harps Drums and flutes of the First Nation Lungs coated by coal dust Hands that pulse with the earth’s soul Your imprints grounded in nature and DNA  Continue reading “Motivational Monday Poem: Ancestral Connections”

Days 91 & 92 of the 111 Day Writer’s Journey

Day 91 & 92: Wishful Journey I want to see new places, meet new people, and be inspired. Oh, to see Vermont in the winter, New Orleans in the spring, San Francisco in the Summer, and Canada in the Fall. How my soul yearns to travel to the lands I know only in my dreams:Continue reading “Days 91 & 92 of the 111 Day Writer’s Journey”

Day Forty-Seven of the 111 Day Writer’s Journey

DAY 47: Remembering my Irish Immigrants My three times great-grandfather died 116 years ago today from “cancer of the stomach” (a direct quote from a letter written by his wife to her mother-in-law). Ever since I learned about him and his wife immigrating to America from Ireland, I’ve been fascinated with their story. Part ofContinue reading “Day Forty-Seven of the 111 Day Writer’s Journey”

Day 106 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 106: A Spirited “Dream” in Ireland Creativity Prompt #15 (on Day 103) was as follows…use the terms DREAM – SPIRITS – AWAKE as creative inspiration.  The piece below is the result of Friday’s prompt. My grandmother was a practicing psychic, and I’m entirely convincedContinue reading “Day 106 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 9 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 9: Irish and Native American Music Irish music and Native American melodies fill my soul. One lifts while the other reaches the deepest crevices of my tattered spirit. As the fiddle grounds me, the Irish flute raises my spirit and sends it dancing. TheContinue reading “Day 9 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”