
Author: briery
Old Irish Curses
- Go n-ithe an cat thú is go n-ithe an diabhal an cat = May the cat eat you, and may the devil eat the cat
- Titim gan éirí ort = May you fall without rising
- Imeacht gan teacht ort = May you leave without returning
- Plá ar do theach = A plague on your house
- Dóite agus loisceadh ort = Burning and scorching on you
- Briseadh agus brú ar do chnámha = Breaking and crushing to your bones
- Go ndéana an diabhal dréimire de cnámh do dhroma ag piocadh úll i ngairdín Ifrinn = May the devil make a ladder of your back bones while picking apples in the garden of hell
- Go hIfreann leat a shlíomadóir lofa = To hell with you, you rotten bastard


Sun and the moon.
Huichol beadwork. Mexico.
When we stop taking responsibility for how we feel, we project how we feel onto others. One of the fundamental insights about emotional maturity is that we are responsible for our own emotional lives. No one makes us feel any particular way. If ten people are subjected to the same emotional environment, they will all feel different about what was said to them. What happens is mostly on automatic pilot because we are not conscious of it.

This cabin’s roof uses plants for
insulation. Long daylight hours help Alaskans grow huge flowers in the
summer. Photo and description by Ted Eckman.

Cookeina tricholoma, Castellow hammock preserve, Miami-dade county, Florida.

Five Lessons from the Woods (iv) ©sydburon – March ‘16
