You know you live in Ireland when...

You know you live in Ireland when...

1. you start to catch yourself beginning sentences with "ahh lads" or "ah sure"

2. going for a run in your local park is like a game of minesweeper trying to avoid all the dog pooh.

3. every day, no matter the forecast, you can be sure it will rain at some point.

4. most of your facebook and email interactions begin with "sorry, no credit.."

5. the first thing you do upon entering the house is put the kettle on (regardless of the actual intentions to drink tea or not).

6. having a biscuit sounds like a treat.

7. jam is jelly...and jelly is candy...and candy is just a ridiculous word that no one understands.

8. "come over in 5 minutes" translates to: "wait 30 minutes then slowly saunter over, but make sure you stop to chat with all the neighbors on the way.."

9. you are welcomed into someone's home and offered a cup of tea, you decline out of politeness and it is offered a second time. You hesitate but decline again saying "no I'm grand, really".. finally you hear the famous words "ah go on, I'm making a pot anyway..." to which you respond "ah sure if the kettle's on I'll have a cuppa tea."

10. you hang your clothes to dry, 20 minutes later you rush outside to bring them in because of a massive rain cloud approaching. 20 minutes after that you hang the clothes again because it was a false alarm. 10 minutes later you rush out and grab all the clothes again out of fear from another cloud. You wait 20 minutes then hang the clothes for a third time...when the cloud threatens again you decide to hold out. Finally, it bursts and starts lashing rain all over the half dried clothes...the whole process begins again.

The In-between

I have had some requests for a video I was working on over the last week. I put this together after reading a blog post by Simcha Fisher, the contents of which inspired countless conversations with people that, in turn, led me to consider the new ideas in great depth. I don't claim to understand anything more about creation than I did before, but that's the beauty of it isn't it?

There is purpose in the unknown. There is joy in waiting. There is peace in the in-between. The pivotal moments can last much longer than expected, but it's what we do with the time and resources that matters.

Whether you believe it or not..whether you like it or not, you make a difference. That isn't something to play around with. Once I began to realize how integrated and connected everything is I started to take my role much more seriously. You make an impact one way or another; make a positive one.