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Tuairim na Seachtaine / Weekly Opine 7/3/2013

Táim i gcónaí ag caint ar an seó seo faoin strus agus a chiallaíonn sé dúinne ar fad. Ní rud éasca é déaláil leis in aon chor. Rud a thagann i gcónaí ar ais dom ná ráiteas mo mháthair pósta “ Thinking makes cowards of us all!” “Sé sin nuair a smaoiníonn tú ar rud, go néiríonn sé níos deacra tosú air. Pian i do bholg nó eagla ar do chroí pé rud atá os do chomhair seas suas is déan é!

I always talk on this show about stress and what it means to each of us. it’s not an easy thing to deal with at all. Something my mother in law always says comes to mind”Thinking makes cowards of us all” / Déanann smaoineamh cladhaire dúinne ar fad”. That is to say, if you think about something it gets harder to start it. A pain in your belly or fear in your heart, whatever is to be done stand up and do it!

Oct 03

Tuairim na Seachtaine / Weekly Opine 4/10/2012

Uaireanta ní fheiceann tú na cairde nua timpeall ort. Mar aon le gach duine ag tosú ar chúrsa nua, mhothaíos go raibh mé mar iasc as uisce. An raibh mé ábalta déaláil leis na daoine eile, leis an méid oibre, na ranganna? Mar aon leo siúd thuasluaite, rith sé liom gurb é mise an fhadhb! Bhíos ag smaoineamh an iomarca agus mar a deir mo mháthair pósta, ” Déanann machnamh cladhair dinn ar fad.” Ní raibh mé ag labhairt agus ag comhoibriú leis an dream thart timpeall orm. Seachtain go leith ar an gcúrsa faoi láthair agus táim cinnte go bhfuilim san áit ceart. Tá taithí le h-offráil is le fáil agam. Nach bhfuil an t-ádh liom?

sometimes you don’t see the new friends around you. Just like every person starting a new course, I felt like a fish out of water. was I able to deal with the new people, the workload, the classes? Like those aforementioned, it occurred to me that I was the problem! I was thinking too much and as my mother in law says,”thinking makes cowards of us all.” I wasn’t talking to and connecting with the group around me. A week and a half into the course at present and I know I’m in the right place. I have experience to offer and to gain. Aren’t I the lucky sod?

Tuairim na Seachtaine / Weekly Opine 27/9/2012

Níl a fhios ag éinne cad gur féidir leo a dhéanamh go dtí go mbíonn seans acu smaoineamh faoi, ach nach mór an taithí é nuair a bhíonn ort déaláil gan an smaoineamh agus nuair a éiríonn leat dá bharr!?

No-one knows what they can do until they have the chance to think about it, but what an incredible experience it is when you have to cope without the deliberation and you succeed as a result!?

Aug 30

Tuairim na seachtaine - Weekly Opine 30/08/2012

Is ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine. Pé uair atá rud le déanamh agat le daoine eile, is ag braith orthu is iadsan ort atá i gceist. Leat féin is féidir glacadh le botúin agus neamh aird, ach nuair atá tú ag obair le daoine eile, caithfear do chaighdeán féin a ardú.

Tuairim na seachtaine seo- Is féidir leat. Tabhair aire, éist leis na daoine eile agus ardaigh do chaighdeán. Cá bhfios duit ach go dtiocfaidh feabhas eile ortsa dá bharr!?

People live in each other’s shadow. Whenever you have to do something with other people, you are depending on them and vice versa. By yourself, you can tolerate mistakes and lack of attention, but working with others, you must raise your own standards.

This weeks opine - You can! Take care, listen to the others and raise your standards. Who knows, maybe you will improve in other ways as a result!?

Aug 23

Tuairim na seachtaine - Weekly Opine 23/08/2012

Uaireanta, bíonn sé éascadh cabhrú le daoine , airgead nó leabhar a thabhairt, is uaireanta bíonn orainn am a chaitheamh air; múineadh, éisteacht srl. Chun an fhírinne a rá, bíonn sé níos deacra cabhair a lorg ná a thabhairt. Gach rud ráite, nach gciallaíonn ‘fásta’ go bhfuil tú neamhspleách ó gach duine eile ar domhain. Ciallaíonn fásta rud iontach domsa: ábalta laganna a admháil is a nochtadh. Ní amháin go poiblí, ach go pearsanta chomh maith.

Nuair a thagann duine ag lorg cabhrach, tuigim go raibh orthu troid leo féin sular chuir siad an cheist orm. Conas gur féidir iad a dhiúltú? Nuair is féidir libh ar fad, cabhraigí le daoine ionas gur féidir linne ar fad maireachtáil. Mar atá ar eolas ag cách, Is ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.

Sometimes it’s easy to help people, lending a book or money and sometimes it demands of our time, teaching, listening etc. To tell the truth, its easier to give help than to look for it. When all’s said and done, doesn’t ‘grown up’ mean independent of everyone else in the world?“Grown up ‘ means something wonderful to me: to be able to admit your faults not just publicly, but personally too.

When people come looking for help, i know they’ve had to fight themselves before they’ve asked me. How could you refuse them? Help people when you can, all of you, so we can all exist. As everyone knows, we live in each other’s shadow.

Aug 15

Tuairim na seachtaine - Weekly Opine 16/08/2012

Is iomaí uair atá an tseanfhocal cloiste againn ar fad, “Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí.” Cad faoi gach aon duine eile? Gan cabhair, titeann rudaí óna chéile, nach bhfuil an ceart agam? Bíonn moladh uainn ar fad ó am go chéile.

Sna laethanta beaga amach romhainn, ná bí ag smaoineamh ort féin nó ar an óige amháin, áfach! Molaigí gach duine as an iarracht is lú fiú! Feicfidh tú feabhas ollmhór orthu! B’fhéidir go dtiocfaidh moladh ar ais do na polaiteoirí chomh maith????

Many’s the time we’ve all heard the proverb “ Praise the youth and it’ll come.“ What about everyone else? Without help, everything falls apart. Am I wrong? We all need praise from time to time.

In the days ahead of us, don’t just think of yourself or the youth, Praise everyone, for even the tiniest effort! You’ll see a big improvement in them! Maybe someone will actually praise politicians too? Well, it could happen, couldn’t it?

Jul 26

Tuairim na Seachtaine / Weekly Opine 26/7/2012

Nuair a thagann lagmhisneach oraibh, samhlaigí ar an méad atá agaibh. B’fhéidir nach bhfuil post agat féin nó ag do phairtnéir, ach nach gciallaíonn sé sin go bhfuil duine sa bhaile leis na ngasúir? I ndáiríre is ag coigilit airgid sa chás sin atá sibh! Is é an dearcadh ar an saol atá agat a thugann solas nó dorchadas leis an saol sin. Nuair is sáite sna billí atáimid, déanann sé níos mó céille bheith ag iarraidh smaoineamh ar na buanna in ionad na lochtanna.

Tá go leor daoine sa saol seo a bheadh sásta lagmhisneach a chur oraibh. In ainm Dé, cabhraigí libh féin is ná bígí ag cabhrú leo! Más in íochtar atá do cheann, conas gur féidir leat na deiseanna díreach os do chomhair a fheiceáil!

When you become dispirited, think of all that you have. Maybe you or your partner haven’t got a job, but doesn’t that mean there is someone at home with the children? You are actually saving money in that instance then! It is your outlook on life which lends light or darkness to that life. When we are surrounded by bills, it makes more sense to focus on the pros, and not the cons.

There are many people in this world who would be willing to make you feel bad about yourselves. In the name of God, help yourselves and don’t help them! If your head is bowed, how can you see the opportunities right in front of you?

Jul 12

Tuairim na seachtaine - Weekly Opine 12/7/2012

Ní thagann ciall roimh aois, ach ní cheapann an duine óg e sin riamh! Níor cheap mise é agus ní dóigh liom go nglacfaidh mo chuid gasúir leis go dtí go bhfuil siad ag druidim in aois liomsa. Sin an rud eile áfach. Ag daichead is a ceathar, ní dóigh liom go bhfuilim sách sean chun a bheith ciallmhar ach oiread! Ní mhothaím níos mó ná fiche cúig. nuair a bhuailim le daoine eile anois, cuirim ceist orthu ” An bhfuil tú sásta le do shaol mar atá faoi láthair?”

Cuireann sé sin ag smaoineamh iad. cuireann sé mé féin ag smaoineamh! ”an bhfuilim sásta le mo shaol mar atá…..

Sense doesn’t come before age, but no young person ever thinks that! I didn’t think it and i don’t think my children will accept it till they are approaching the same age as me. Thats another thing though. At forty four, I don’t believe I’m old enough to be sensible either! I don’t feel any more than 25! When I meet people now, i ask them one question “are you happy with your life as it is at present?”

That gets them thinking. It even gets me thinking. Am I happy with my life at present….