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It's been a long time. I didn't see it coming. Does anyone...when they fall in love? It's happened to me. I am in love with this place. Maybe it is just a holiday romance. But I'm taking the feelings home with me. It's not just that it is lush and wild and beautiful. It is the spirit of the people who live here. The Irish are a pleasure. They sound romantic and emotive, strong and eloquent. Their culture and heritage is passed on in stories and the values they contain have shaped these people. They are in touch with their history.strong, fiercely proud and just as fiercely gentle. These few days in Galway are not enough. I have a long list of experiences I still want. I want to know the people of the western islands. I want to live in a small village for at least a month- shop with them, eat with them-sing, dance and drink with them at the pub. I want to listen to their stories and learn to share my own. I am leaving here believeing that these people have a lot to teach me about grace. They go out out their way to make connections with others- not just move through them like we do in NY. Nothing taken away from NYC. It is just different. There, we all try to pretend that we are the only ones on the street or in the subway. We look at no one and talk to no one. No one can touch us in that mindset. Here, it is my experience that people go out of their way to connect. Kids talked to me. Men held doors, women at the next dinner table chatted with us before they left. We laughed together and gently teased . They are not afraid to show emotion because they know it doesn't make them weak. Look at their history. They have known suffering and pain. I don't think they are afraid of that pain. Maybe it makes the good times that more sweet.
There may not be a drop of Irish blood in me. But I want to have more grace, less fear. I want to connect more and isolate less. I want to see the beauty and tell the story. I want to share, to imagine, to celebrate. I want kind words to be ready on my tongue. I want to walk fast and love slow, spending time on what is important.These are the gifts of the Irish.
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Sunshine ( ur eldest Sis) Wow - strong, profound reaction/emotion! I like this for you and in you. I believe your soul needed - needs- this. I love you sincerely Li'l Sis.