IRISH HEARTBEATS 💓 😍 ♥ 😋 ❤

Two of the most remarkable friendships ❤ 💜 I have had in my life are with Michael and Liz, who both are from Ireland, and they have both had a profound impact on my life.

Michael was a friend of mine who worked for VMIAC ( the Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council) and throughout my career in mental health I worked on many projects with Micheal around out combined love of art, creativity, advocacy and healing

Michael had a profound impact on my life, and largely I would not be where I am now without his subtle guidance and support. He was like a father figure to me, as my Dad had been involved in oil painting when I was a teenager. Often I would be in the back garden of VMIAC and Michael would be painting and I would have the strangest sense of dejavue . It was like God had brought Michael into my life for a reason and although Michael passed away several years ago I still feel connected to him in some way and whenever I am facing a conundrum I ask myself what would be Michael’s advice to me. Normally I come up with a very wise answer in response and sense Michael’s spirit is very much alive in my life. I know I was meant to meet Michael on some spiritual level.

Liz too I think I was meant to meet Liz is one of three older lady neighbours I have become friends with at my current home. Liz is the one I am closest too. She has such a lovely happy go lucky disposition. I love visiting Liz at her home with my dog Lily and her dog Becky.. I could talk to Liz for hours, she is wonderful to talk too and I love hearing her accent. She has been a lovely friend to me over the past few years, and I really appreciate her support.

Like Michael, meeting Liz has got me interested in Ireland, my favourite author from Ireland is Cathy Kelly. I dream of what Ireland must be like based on Michael and Liz and Cathy Kelly write about it

. If they say home is where your heart is, then part of my heart belongs to 🇮🇪 Ireland because two of the most wonderful people I have met have been from there. Everyone we meet, we meet for a reason and I know that it was part of Gods plan that brought Michael and Liz into my life

Both Michael and Liz have made me understand the term The Luck of the Irish, because two better examples of positive, good peopke you could never meet. Both have guided me and shoewn me kindness, with a gentle sense of humour, and generosity of spirit. God bless them both for they beautiful souls.