cliona

I am an Artist. I love getting lost in the medium of art and conversation. In those spaces I feel wonder and the divine. Personal views

[James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇵🇸 @JamesAithie]

"You boy, what Storm is this?"

[cliona @darshansprit]

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[Soulseeds @Soulseedzforall]

Only love ❤️❤️

[cliona @darshansprit]

@AndyWoodturner 😂😂

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

Let’s have the conversations. https://t.co/xfz8rGsSuq

[TheJournal.ie @thejournal_ie]

Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 39-year-old Sara Doyle, who has been reported missing from her home in Kimmage, Dublin 12, since yesterday.

Sara's family and gardaí are concerned for her welfare.

[Mrs Fox 🕊️ @CaliforniaFrizz]

Katharine Hepburn’s childhood, in her own words.
“Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus.
Finally, there was only one other family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me.
There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. The way they were dressed, you could tell they didn't have a lot of money, but their clothes were neat and clean.
The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns, animals, and all the acts they would be seeing that night. By their excitement you could sense they had never been to the circus before. It would be a highlight of their lives.
The father and mother were at the head of the pack standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband's hand, looking up at him as if to say, "You're my knight in shining armour." He was smiling and enjoying seeing his family happy.
The ticket lady asked the man how many tickets he wanted? He proudly responded, "I'd like to buy eight children's tickets and two adult tickets, so I can take my family to the circus." The ticket lady stated the price.
The man's wife let go of his hand, her head dropped, the man's lip began to quiver. Then he leaned a little closer and asked, "How much did you say?" The ticket lady again stated the price.
The man didn't have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn't have enough money to take them to the circus?
Seeing what was going on, my dad reached into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill, and then dropped it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) My father bent down, picked up the $20 bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket."
The man understood what was going on. He wasn't begging for a handout but certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking and embarrassing situation.
He looked straight into my dad's eyes, took my dad's hand in both of his, squeezed tightly onto the $20 bill, and with his lip quivering and a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied; "Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family."
My father and I went back to our car and drove home. The $20 that my dad gave away is what we were going to buy our own tickets with.
Although we didn't get to see the circus that night, we both felt a joy inside us that was far greater than seeing the circus could ever provide.
That day I learnt the value to Give.
The Giver is bigger than the Receiver. If you want to be large, larger than life, learn to Give. Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.
The importance of giving, blessing others can never be over emphasised because there's always joy in giving. Learn to make someone happy by acts of giving.”

Happy Wednesday folks 💫

[Janey Godley @JaneyGodley]

Who remembers their mum doing this?

[Soulseeds @Soulseedzforall]

He changed the world. For the better 🤎🤎

[cliona @darshansprit]

@AndyWoodturner Take it gently 🌻

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Inge Hardison (1914-2016), US sculptor, known particularly for her portrait busts #womensart

[Philosophy Quotes @philosophors]

“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.”

— Leo Tolstoy

[Irena Buzarewicz @IrenaBuzarewicz]

Monday

[Stephen Travers @MiamiShowband]

“All conflict is about the same thing”. John Hume

[cliona @darshansprit]

@AndyWoodturner May he rest in peace. Blessings to you and your family. 🙏🏼🌹

[cliona @darshansprit]

@AndyWoodturner 🙏🏼❤️

[cliona @darshansprit]

@AndyWoodturner Thinking of you and family ❤️

[Monty Don @TheMontyDon]

I am afraid to tell you that my dear, lovely Nell died last night. She was diagnosed with cancer in June ( which is why she barely appeared on tv) and went rapidly downhill in the past few weeks. She is buried in the garden next to Nigel.

[UtterlyInteresting @UtterlyInterest]

Wishing Paul Simon a happy birthday, here’s a lovely performance with George Harrison playing “Here Comes the Sun” on Saturday Night Live, 1976