How to Lighten Up – day 22 of 40 Irish Inner Peace Pilgrimage

We often take ourselves and life so seriously that it seems there’s nothing left to enjoy. Yet sometimes in the simplest  everyday moments of life there is an abundance of joy, laughter and bliss. In 2001 I was in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and I met a survivor of the war there. She spoke about how hard…

Happiness – day 20 of 40 online Irish Inner Peace Pilgrimage

Todays lesson on this online inner peace pilgrimage explores happiness. I found this very interesting video on www.ted.com with Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard. It’s just over 20 minutes. It’s best to watch when you won’t be disturbed, when you can sit back relax and put all your attention on watching and listening. About the talk – What is…