From our forthcoming book, ‘Essays on Covid-19’… This chapter lis written by a human resources consultant, Jennifer Murphy, from the HR & Governance Suite. “For the duration of my adult life, I have held a deep interest in the power of positive mindset, the phenomenon of resilience and the skills required to remain focused on…
From Mental Health For Millennials Vol 4 ‘On Wellbeing’ (2020). Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are. How deeply rooted in being. Allow nature to teach you stillness’ (Tolle, 2003: 5). This chapter looks at wellbeing in the context of resilience, which is the…
IMBOLC Living in the Rhythm of Nature Fionn was the son of Uail, the chief of the Fianna of Ireland, one of the greatest and most feared armies on the land of Ireland at the time. His mother was the beautiful Muirne who named her son Fionn, but she did not raise her son herself…
In Pursuit of Happ(y)ness: A Brief Introduction Dr. Rebecca Housel From Mental Health For Millennials: Vol 3 On Happiness, Published by Book Hub Publishing, Galway, Ireland (2019). Happiness. We all want it, regardless of age, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. No matter where you live or how you live, or even why you…
10K EVERY DAY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY Oisin Browne From: Mental Health For Millennials Vol 3: On Happiness. Published by Book Hub Publishing, Galway, Ireland (2019). I did 10K every day for the month of May. I’m not talking about dollars. I’m talking kilometres. I couldn’t have planned my next 31 days.…
FINDING BALANCE TO ENHANCE YOUR WELLBEING Jocelyn Cunningham From: Mental Health For Millennials Vol 3: On Happiness. Published by Book Hub Publishing, Galway, Ireland (2019). “If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.” – Abraham Maslow …
ONE BODY, NOW ONE SOUL: HOW I FOUND HAPPINESS AMIDST A MAZE OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY Meghann Scully From: Mental Health For Millennials Vol 3: On Happiness. Published by Book Hub Publishing, Galway, Ireland (2019). Turning Point What life says we have to live but one dream? What life says we must trek…
THE LIFELONG CRUSADE FOR (LASTING) HAPPINESS: A PERSONAL REFLECTION Giselle Marrinan From: Mental Health For Millennials Vol.3 On Happiness. Published by Book Hub Publishing. Galway, Ireland. (2019). “Don’t let your happiness depend on something you may lose.” -C. S. Lewis The Wake-up Call My search for happiness, indeed lasting happiness, came from…
FINDING YOUR SIGNATURE STRENGTH Dr. Phil Noone *(Chapter reproduced with permission from the series editors from the book, ‘Mental Health For Millennials, Vol 3’, Published by Book Hub Publishing, 2019). Introduction What is happiness? According to the Dalai Lama the purpose of our existence is to seek happiness (Dalai Lama & Cutter 1998,…
“a time at dusk and dawn each day” A Review of Fergus Hogan’s, ‘Bittern Cry’ By Edel Hanley, Doctoral Candidate, University College Cork. As I first approach Fergus Hogan’s Bittern Cry, I am quickly lured in by the melodic and fluid quality of his verse, overtaken by the way in which the poems evoke…