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Orienting toward optimism and optimism gift sets
As the dust settles on book launches and as I start work back in the Lexicon library in Dun Laoghaire in a new role, plans are also afoot for a Creative Resilience course online in the new year. This course will provide a variety of ideas and techniques for creative optimism and persistence through some
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Win Random Acts of Optimism copies and Zoom Call for your book group!
When I launched Random Acts of Optimism one of the highlights of the night was having the members of the book clubs in the library where I work come along to support me on the night. Book clubs are enduring, convivial, hilarious, serious, they have helped people back to a sense of community since the
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What a fantastic launch!
There are moments in time that are so fantastic, you know they are extra-special and never to be repeated. The launch of Random Acts of Optimism in the Lexicon library on Wednesday 20th of September last was such an occasion. I was returning to the library where I started as a library assistant when I
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All about books – on the radio – short stories, writing resilience and the power of books
Standby for fantastic photographs of a wonderful launch of Random Acts of Optimism last night in the Lexicon library but for now I am just jumping on to say that Katy Conneely of Dublin City Fm 103.2 is interviewing me today at 2.30 on her all about books segment. We will be talking about writing
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Revel in the moment – An Post Writing.ie Short Story of the Year Longlist.
I have been a big fan of neuroscientist Rick Hanson’s practice advice for “changing the brain for the better”, he draws on the spiritual wisdom of Buddhism, the practice of mindful meditation and evidence based neuroscience to suggests many ways that we can ‘take in the good’ and train ourselves to circumvent our innate negativity
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All Welcome to the Launch of Random Acts of Optimism!
Things are getting very exciting as preparations continue for the launch of Random Acts of Optimism NEXT WEDNESDAY at the beautiful LexIcon library, Dun Laoghaire. If you are in the area, you are very welcome to come along to the launch at 6.30pm – even if it is just to have a look at the
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Random Acts of Optimism in Writing.
For anyone in the Abbeyleix area, I have an exciting occasion coming up on next Saturday August 19th, talking about Random Acts of Optimism in Writing with Mary Hanrahan (not Noelle as advertised) at the Power of Words Festival in Preston House, Abbeyleix at 3.40pm. This will be my first festival, celebrating the upcoming launch
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