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Oíche Shamhna

31st October 2021 by Larry G. Maguire Leave a Comment

Halloween Oiche Shamhna

A little background on the Celtic New Year festival that went global Millions of children and adults around the world celebrate Oiche Shamhna or Halloween every year, but perhaps few are aware of, or indeed care about, its ancient Celtic origins. Here in Ireland when I was a kid, we’d call to the doors of […]

More Time For What?

13th October 2020 by Larry G. Maguire 2 Comments

More time for what?

As I contemplated dropping my van to the mechanic this morning, I considered how I might get back home as fast as possible. I could get the missus to follow me in the family car. I’d save time, get more work done, achieve more than I would if I walked. Really? To what end? It’s […]

Have We Mistaken A Shiny Penny For The Sun?

20th September 2020 by Larry G. Maguire 4 Comments

Have We Mistaken A Shiny Penny For The Sun

As I sit here tonight, it’s Saturday night and everyone is in bed, I give thought to the phrase; mistaking a shiny penny for the sun, and I can’t say where it comes from. It says a lot in only a few words, so I thought I’d expand on it this week. It highlights the folly in materialism, of capitalism, and of the pursuit of one’s self in the world of things. I says I’m a fool, but

Too Much of A Good Thing

24th August 2020 by Larry G. Maguire 4 Comments

Too much of a good thing

It’s interesting. The old saying “too much of a good thing” is prominent for me at the moment. From the extra condition that sits around my waistline, to the over-enthusiastic tendency towards political correctness, and the cultural upheaval the US, collapse from the peak of excess seems to be an unavoidable condition of the human […]

A Return to Craft Based Work

23rd April 2020 by larrym 2 Comments

A return to craft based work

We don’t know how to use our hands and our bodies any more. We can’t make things, practical things. We don’t know how to grow food, to fix a roof, or build a wall. Some of us do, but many of us don’t. A return to making things by hand could be a route to that change, greater meaning and purpose, and a happier life.

How Quiet It Has Become

15th April 2020 by Larry G. Maguire 4 Comments

Blackbird song, How Quiet It Has Become

Their song It seemed louder and deeper than before. Like as if every branch of every tree held a blackbird. Someone told me that because there is so little traffic on the roads and less human activity generally, it means the birds can complete their entire song, not just a small part.

The Anti-Business Model

12th April 2020 by Larry G. Maguire 1 Comment

The Anti Business Model cover image

I lay in bed last night, and as per usual, I was thinking about work. I had been watching a Noam Chomsky lecture on capitalism and the social order earlier in the evening. I wondered how each of us can go about creating work that matters, something that brings value to ourselves and others without the overbearing and often manipulative motivation to meet market need. I thought, how about…

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