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Taryn De Vere
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Sep 6, 2022

The Pigeon

The two girls were excited to be in the City of Derry. Ava’s mum said they could go shopping by themselves for a bit, and after exploring Primark and the Foyleside shopping centre the girls bought themselves a sandwich and found a quiet space to eat. …

Parenting

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The Pigeon
The Pigeon
Parenting

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Apr 26, 2022

Today everything good is true

Just for today, pretend all the good things anyone has ever said about you — are all true. The praise your kindest teacher gave you, nice things friends or family said, lovely comments from strangers or people online. It’s all true. Every bit of it. I’m a little late…

Life

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Today everything good is true
Today everything good is true
Life

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Apr 20, 2022

Looking for good things

Today is about actively looking for things that feel good as you go about your day. Be attentive to your thoughts and choose thoughts that make you feel good. Look for good in the world around you, colours you like, things to appreciate. Practice seeking good things. I’m in…

Life

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Looking for good things
Looking for good things
Life

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Apr 19, 2022

A fresh start

Today’s joy practice is a small reminder that today is a new day, and that every day we get to recreate ourselves and our lives if we choose. How will you choose to approach the day ahead? What would you like to do differently? …

Life

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A fresh start
A fresh start
Life

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Apr 17, 2022

Increasing self-love

Today is self-esteem & self-love exercise. If you can increase your self love then you will increase the amount of joy you can receive. Learning to accept compliments is an easy way to start this work. Even if you don't believe what's being said is true, be gracious and…

Self

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Increasing self-love
Increasing self-love
Self

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Apr 16, 2022

Letting go

Most of us will have something, or more than one thing, that we don’t like about our past behaviour. Sometimes it can be hard to let go of shaming ourselves or beating up on ourselves for something we did a long time ago, perhaps even when we were still children.

Life

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Letting go
Letting go
Life

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Apr 15, 2022

Practicing boundaries

Today is about your boundaries. If you haven’t thought about what they are before then the easiest way get into it is to think about any time you’ve ever been annoyed with someone. Chances are your annoyance is to do with a crossed boundary. Unless you’re very lucky, most…

Self Improvement

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Practicing boundaries
Practicing boundaries
Self Improvement

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Apr 14, 2022

Spreading positivity online

The proposal today is to try and spend your online time today only posting and commenting joyfully. This sounds easy, but in my experience, it’s really, really hard. I found this exercise illuminating in that I hadn’t realised how much negativity I was sharing and posting on a daily basis.

Technology

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Spreading positivity online
Spreading positivity online
Technology

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Apr 13, 2022

Engaging your senses

Our senses are perfect joy-receptors. Today’s little joy practice is to seek out a plant or a flower and spend a minute or two smelling it. Notice the freshness and how delicate the smell is. Try and imprint this little moment of connection between you and nature. Nature is…

Life

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Engaging your senses
Engaging your senses
Life

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Apr 12, 2022

Saying hello to strangers

Making connections with other people is one of the paths to joy, especially if you’re connecting with people from a genuine space of interest in them. …

Life

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Saying hello to strangers
Saying hello to strangers
Life

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Taryn De Vere

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Joy bringer, writer, podcaster, mother of 5, colourful fashionista

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