Mammy's Blog

[Mammy]

I decided to post my blog in here as well because it's lonely out there in the main pages - and nobody can comment!
So here's today's - in case you missed it!

It?s easy to believe in an abundant and loving Universe when everything is going well. You?re swimming with the tide, the wind is at your back and you?re coasting along, full of the joys of life!
Then you hit a speed bump and begin to wobble and, although you try your best to hold on to that positive attitude, the doubt starts to creep in. And the more the doubt gets a foothold, the more evidence to support it seems to appear.
It is at this point - when all physical evidence points to the contrary, when you most need to believe in an abundant and loving Universe but can?t see or feel it anymore ? that good old fashioned blind faith comes into play.
Faith is what you hold on to when the only other option is despair. Faith is what keeps you looking up and forwards when you only want to look down and backwards. Faith is what sustains you when there is absolutely nothing else.
How do you develop faith? I think it has to start with hope. If you can find even a tiny spark of hope in any situation, you can nurture that hope until it becomes faith that a positive outcome is possible. As your faith gets stronger, that positive outcome begins to look probable.
Then one day you notice that you believe in an abundant and loving Universe and you?re on top of the world again.
Until the next time!
Life?s a circle!

[Mammy]

One of the most exciting things about this website for me is reconnecting with old friends (and making new ones) on the forum and discovering that time and space are irrelevant to the relationship.
It always strikes me as proof that we are much more than physical bodies when we can intuitively find kindred spirits and age, sex, race or geography etc are meaningless. You meet somebody on a forum like Mammy?s Kitchen, and you instinctively know that you are on the same wavelength ? and magic happens!
I feel like a small child waiting for a favourite uncle to arrive because I know that there are people I met on a different, no longer active, forum on their way to Mammy?s Kitchen. If I had a fatted calf it would be very worried (needlessly)!
But the virtual champagne is on ice!
Mammy x x

[Mammy]

I live in the countryside and am always surrounded by birdsong and the sounds of nature ? but I don?t always hear them.
In fact, I could probably go days without even noticing the gifts around me! It?s so easy to become so absorbed in doing that I forget all about just being.
And yet, when I get to that point in my doing where nothing is working, the only sure fire way to get back on track is to start simply ?being.
That means becoming conscious of the fact that I?ve been caught up in doing, then being aware of everything around me and, eventually, being present in the peace and stillness within me.
The ideal would be to always operate from that place of being peace and still, even in the business of doing.
But, hey, I?m a work in progress!
Mammy x x

[Mammy]

What do you do when life presents you with an opportunity that seems too good to be true? Do you run away as fast as you can, convinced it must be some kind of scam? Or, do you seize it with both hands and run with it to where ever it may take you?
I think the answer to this one has to come from within. It?s not something for your rational mind to call, because your rational mind will always come up with plenty of reasons not to act on anything that cannot be explained rationally.
When you are faced ? as we all are ever now and then ? with the gift of an inexplicable and unexpected chance to make a wonderfully life-altering decision, what do you do? </p><p>I believe that you actually know what to do, but may be afraid to admit it. You lack the confidence in your own wisdom to make the right choice and so you dither about, torturing yourself as you swing from one extreme to the other. .
The issues gets complicated as people who love and care for you become involved and throw in their tuppence worth (which usually errs on the side of being rational!).
There?s only one thing for it! Remove yourself from all outside influences. Go away and be alone in a quiet and peaceful place and simply ask yourself ?what do I want to do??
The answer will show up, maybe not as you expect it, so be open to hear the voice of your own wisdom speaking to you. It could be a song on the radio, an overheard conversation, words on the side of a bus, a vivid dream or a deep inner knowing- anything. .
Pay attention!
It?s giving you directions to your future.
mammy x x x

[Mammy]

I really like the Pause for Thought on the home page.
And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anais Nin
That?s why I haven?t changed it for a few days. Maybe it?s resonating so strongly with me now because I know exactly what it means!
Every so often we all get a chance to make a real difference. The difficulty is that it is rarely possible to make a real difference without a significant measure of personal inconvenience! You need to step outside your comfort zone, where it is warm and safe, stick your neck out and jump off the precipice into the unknown.
And who knows where that will lead?
But you do reach a point where it is more uncomfortable to keep trying to ignore something than it is to do something about it ? and that?s where I am now!
This site was created to be a loving and nurturing haven ? and that will never change. Mammys are supposed to be soft and warm and caring!
But Mammys are also fiercely protective of the vulnerable, weak and defenceless. Whenever she needs them, Mammy has balls!
Watch this space!
Mammy x x x
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[mermaid]

mammy -don't forget you have our support too - this is mutual territory

love, merm x x

[Mammy]

Thanks Merm,
Much appreciated!
Read the Mammy's Army thread!!
Mammy x x x
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[Mammy]

Sometimes things just seem to take on a life of their own! This site is a prime example. For instance, we had planned to make it public on March 19th, but, lo and behold, it appeared on the world wide web on March 18th, which, appropriately, happened to be Mothe?s Day.
Then Mammy?s Army manifested itself and is in the process of mustering a band of brave and trusty warriors willing to stand up and raise their voices against injustice and discrimination.
All in the space of 10 days!
It seems that Mammy is a vehicle for change and a resource whose time had come!
I am very much aware now that Mammy is no longer just me. For Mammy to be the powerful and positive force she can be, she needs other like-minded people to raise their voices too.
The petition you are being asked to sign reads I want my country?s government to find a better way to assess the level and quality of information that students have absorbed by the time they finish second-level education.
In Ireland, after about 13 years of schooling, a student is assessed based on the results of a 2 ? 3 hour exam in each subject. The results of these exams determine what course the student will be admitted to in University. If that student is ill, or does not perform well under exam conditions, a lifetime of schooling is wasted.
The level of suicide, self-harm, drug abuse and binge drinking among teenagers is rising higher all the time. There is hardly a school in the country which has not experienced the tragic and pointless death of a student by suicide.
There has to be a better way, but it will not be found until people insist on having it. People ? that?s not somebody else anymore.
It?s me.
It?s you.
It?s us!

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[Mammy]

I don?t know whether to be delighted or saddened by the response to askmammy.ie!
I guess I?m feeling a bit of both! The site was created because I firmly believe that everybody needs a Mammy, but I wasn?t quite prepared for how strongly that would resonate with others, or how hungry people are for somebody to just listen!
My whole life has been preparing me for this role ? I can see that now ? and I feel truly blessed and privileged to be have been given such a responsible and important job!
This would not be happening without the love and unconditional support of my wonderful family and friends. (I feel an Oscar speech coming on!)
I?d especially like to thank Annamaria, Gareth, Kevin, Michelle, Stephen and Vicki and everybody who has joined the forum and signed the petition.
You rock my world!!
Mammy x x
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[Balkis]

And we want to thank you too, Mammy. Thank you very very much for doing this.

Love
Vicki
x x x

[Mammy]

I firmly believe that we are all spiritual beings undergoing a physical experience. Not only that, I think that the current turmoil in the world and in many people?s minds is because we are in a state of transition. Call it spiritual puberty if you like!
Just like physical puberty, it?s a time of huge confusion and fear.
We know that we are not happy with who and where we are, but we?re not quite sure where we?re going!
We sense a deep need for change, but are afraid of the changes because they seem to be happening outside our control.
We cling to the old way of doing, thinking and being but we yearn for a new way.
The human race is growing up and maturing and moving ever-closer to the awareness of its true nature.
We are all discovering our own power!
Mammy x x x
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[Mammy]

Did you ever have one of those moments of sudden insight?
I had one today, sitting in a bookshop, sipping coffee. (Yes, a bookshop that serves coffee ? what could be better?)
A woman at the next table was on the phone, telling the person on the other end of the line how to find her house. I wasn?t even consciously listening but I suddenly realised that, no matter where you are, you can find your way to where you want to go as long as you fulfil a few basic criteria.
First, you have to know where you are. It sounds fundamental, but without knowing your starting point you cannot accurately plan your route.
Then, you have to know where you want to go. Again, it seems like a no-brainer, but if you don?t know where you want to go, how are you ever going to get there?
Once you know where you are and you know where you want to go all you have to do is turn yourself to face the direction of your destination and keep moving forward until you arrive!
It?s that simple!
You will need to keep checking a couple of things regularly as you go along, such as, are you still moving in the right direction and are you sure that you still want to go where you thought you wanted to go when you set out?
Assuming that you hold your course and don?t change your mind or wander off on a tangent, you are guaranteed to arrive at your destination.
This formula works equally well if the destination is a real place, a better you or something material you want to manifest.
Try it!
Mammy x x x
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[Balkis]

Your last blog reminded me of something that happened to me a couple of weeks ago in Edinburgh. I was walking my dog near the road that runs through Holyrood Park when a man in a car stopped and asked if I knew the way to some house or other. I didn't and he showed me a very rough map which someone had sketched for him - and I mean very rough - a couple of squiggles and a roundabout. There was also a cross marked "HERE". Aha, I thought, if I know whereabouts in Edinburgh HERE is, I can orient the map correctly and maybe help him. So I said "Where is 'here'?" pointing to the cross. he looked at me as if I was rather daft and said "Well it's where I was starting off from." I refrained from chuckling and finally sorted out where here was. But you're right, it is actually quite helpful to know where you are coming from!
Love
Balkis

[Nellyben]

That is one of those blindingly obvious thinsg we all miss!!
if you don't know where 'HERE' is, you're never going to get 'THERE'!
Duh!!!
I think I need to rethink my map!
Nellyben x x

[Mammy]

I bumped into a friend I hadn?t seen in a long time today in my favourite coffee shop (the one in the book shop!). We caught up on each other?s news and I told her about Barefoot Doctor coming to Galway in May. She had never heard of Barefoot Doctor, but decided to come along anyway because she liked the sound of what he does!
Then she left to go and meet her sister and I settled down to enjoy my coffee. But, before I could take even one sip, a woman who had been sitting nearby came over and said ?Did I hear you correctly? Is that THE Barefoot Doctor? And he?s coming to Galway??
It turns out that she and her friends are huge fans of Barefoot Doctor books and have been dying to see him in person for years!
And that got me thinking about being in the right place at the right time? and all the various permutations that had to happen for me to meet those two women today? and how that meeting will effect their lives and mine and the lives of the people they pass the information on to??..
It kind of makes you realise that nothing is random and that every thought, word and deed is like a ripple on the pond of life!
Cool or what!
Mammy x x
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