by Dr Phil Brennan | Mar 12, 2021 | Phils Blog
The last goodbye is never easy. There’s a deep emptiness that no words can fill. You stand and stare and feel the aching loss. The finality of it all does not seem fair. In the numbness, you search for answers that lie out there, somewhere, beyond your reach. The...
by Dr Phil Brennan | Feb 11, 2021 | Phils Blog
We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time… It’s almost a year now since we bid farewell to our last international group. We led a family of American visitors on our...
by Dr Phil Brennan | Jan 8, 2021 | Phils Blog
“Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment Like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, All this must go so you know how desolate the landscape can be between...
by Dr Phil Brennan | Dec 21, 2020 | Phils Blog
Christmas time has its own magical allure. The lights, the gifts, the music, the myriad of sporting spectacles beamed live to our sitting rooms, the gatherings among family and friends, the scent of the turkey roasting in the oven, the frenzied shopping, the carnival...
by Dr Phil Brennan | Nov 2, 2020 | Phils Blog
This is the time to be slow, Lie low to the wall Until the bitter weather passes. Try as best you can, not to let The wire brush of doubt Scrape from your heart All sense of yourself And your hesitant light. If you remain generous, Time will come good; And you will...
by Dr Phil Brennan | Oct 6, 2020 | Phils Blog
It has been the strangest of years for all of us. We’ve steered a gentle course over the past few months opting to take the safe route until we come out the other side. Our policy has been to work with existing ‘pods’ of people rather than create groups from...
