UNDER THE WILL… OVER THE DRAMA…

Category: Life

  • Driving in Ireland: Pay, Pray, and Fail Again…

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    Mae Faurel
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    Where Did September Go? I’m sitting here wondering where the hell September has gone. Honestly, I had plans stacked up like dominoes, and now they’re all toppling over while I’m scrambling to catch up. But at least I managed to book my NCT. Oh yes, the great Irish rite of passage. Forget confirmation, graduation, or…

  • 150 Days Later… Still Standing, Still Scribbling..

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    Today marks 150 days of this blog… That’s 150 mornings of deciding whether to rant, reflect, or roll my eyes at the world, and somehow, the words kept showing up. I’ve learned that writing is equal parts therapy, rebellion, and connection. It has carried me through the noise, given me a place to speak my…

  • Ireland Today: The Land of Potholes and Empty Promises….

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    Mae Faurel
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    Ireland Today… What a State… We used to be called the land of saints and scholars. Now we’re the land of potholes, half-built houses, crumbling hospitals, and politicians who wouldn’t know an honest day’s work if it bit them. Families are drowning under the cost of living. You walk into the shop for a bit…

  • Council of Crows..

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    Mae Faurel
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    Tonight, the crows are gathering.  They sweep across the twilight sky, black shadows that seem to stitch the heavens with thread pulled from another world. In the old Celtic way, this was no ordinary sight. When the crows gathered, it meant a council was being held. A council not of men, but of spirits. Their…

  • The Leap from “What If” to “What’s Next”…

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    Mae Faurel
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    What If the Like-Minded United?… Sometimes I sit and wonder, what if all the people who actually see the world for what it really is came together? Not the ones glued to the headlines, not the ones hypnotized by the latest celebrity scandal, but the ones who sense, deep down, that something is off. Those…

  • The Cage They Call Normal…

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    Mae Faurel
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    Look around you, And ask yourself: Are you living, Or are you just part of their system? Do you ever stop and think about the governments of the world? Honestly, do they really have our best interests at heart? Because from where I’m standing, all I see is a system built to tax us, poison…

  • Gravity or Just Hot Air?

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    Mae Faurel
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    You know, the more I sit and think about it, the more I realize nearly everything we’ve been told is a lie. School books, government advice, news headlines, all served up neat and tidy so we swallow it without a blink. But once you open your mind and actually look, things start to fall apart…

  • Inflation, Puppets, and the Great Reset…

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    Mae Faurel
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    I’m sitting here tired after a long day in the charity shop, and one thing I can’t ignore anymore is how many people are turning to second-hand. Not because it’s quirky or trendy, but because they have no choice. Families, pensioners, and students are all looking for ways to make ends meet. Why pay silly…

  • Hugging a Stone Post: The Family I Loved but Never Belonged To…

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    Mae Faurel
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    Favored, Abandoned, or Just Misunderstood? Yesterday, while chatting with Phil over on For Singles and Couples, one sentence stuck with me: “Were you favored, even though you apparently ‘abandoned’ everyone to go to the States?” It made me pause. In some ways, I was both. I was Granny Frass’s favorite, and Aunty Fan’s too. They…

  • Aliens, Ancestors, or Just a Cloud? You Decide…

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    Mae Faurel
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    What the hell is this thing in the sky?! Honestly, for a moment, I thought I was looking at the beginning of a nuclear blast. Then I decided it had to be aliens making a flamboyant entrance. But the “official” word is… It’s just an anvil cloud. Now, maybe I’m supposed to nod politely and…