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It’s coming home
Tonight sees the final of the Euro 2020 football tournament between England and Italy. England, who have home advantage with the game taking place at Wembley Stadium, are playing in their first final since they won the World Cup in 1966. Italy are one of footballs most successful countries with four World Cup wins and…
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Losing the plot, and the argument
Politically correct language has a lot to answer for. Bernard O’Byrne is the CEO of Basketball Ireland. Following the recent England versus Denmark Euros semi final match he posted a short three word comment on social media, ‘Black dives matter’, which referred to the controversial penalty won by the English forward Raheem Sterling, who appeared…
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Into the west, part 2
For anyone who has issues with lack of sleep I think I may have found a solution for you. A few nights in Enniscrone coupled with some evening time beach walks could be just the gig you’re looking for. There’s something about clean, Atlantic air that goes well with dozing and dreaming. At least it…
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Into the west, part 1
So there I was, doing my level best to boost the profit margins of The Great Institution whilst not forgetting my responsibilities to contribute in some small manner to the pensions of all former Guinness employees, when it occurred to the space between my ears that I had not heard from The Kitchen Sink Dude…
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Branching out
So there I was, loitering with very little intent out in the Marine Hotel, Sutton, when the thought occurred to the space between my ears that it was high time for My Good Self to get the middle section of the rear side of my slender frame moving again. Yes, I felt the hour was…
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The highly questionable overuse of the word like
‘Well like, I was like heading downstairs like, for a like cup of tea like, and then I like realised that we had like run out of tea bags like. Like bummer like’. Now, in pandemic times it may seem to the average citizen that My Good Self has very little to worry about if…
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Managing self criticism
The whole business of dealing with and managing self critical thoughts and memories is a definite issue for me and maybe it is for you too. This episode of the podcast ‘Don’t tell me the score’ takes a closer look at this subject. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/dont-tell-me-the-score-with-simon-mundie/id1564063336
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Hallelujah
Everything’s gonna be alright. I can say this with complete and utter confidence now that I have plonked my rear end down in The Great Institution and availed of some of the good stuff there. What other barometer of wellbeing is there? And just as I was starting to make a move back to The…
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Counting blessings
The latest edition of the BBC radio show ‘Just one thing’ looks at the science of gratitude. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/just-one-thing-with-michael-mosley/id1560369423
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The family feel
So there I was, having stuffed my face with calamari and seafood spaghetti, washed it all down with two pints of the good stuff and a brandy and ginger, when it occurred to me that places with a family feel to them hold a particular attraction for My Good Self. And so it goes with…
Blind light 