The weather is getting better and it is a nice excuse to get involved doing some outdoor volunteering. It is so easy to make a difference and help charities or institutions that rely on donations or volunteers to get by.
Volunteering is one of the most rewarding experiences and if you follow your heart there are plenty of organisations that will be delighted to count on you.
The environment and wild life preservation are very important for me so I chose this line of work as part of my regular volunteering. I’ve been lucky to get involved with the Irish Seal Sanctuary and share some wonderful experiences organising seal releases around the Dublin coast. I also take part in Bull Island Action Group to help preserve the amenities around North Bull Island. However, if releasing seals back to the wild or cleaning the beach is not your thing there is many others organisations that will be happy to have you.
To make it really easy for you I did some research I want to share with you.
Happy volunteering!
For more infomation on the Irish Seal Sanctuary or to become a member of the Sanctuary please log into: http://www.irishsealsanctuary.ie/
To make an impact in your community register with your volunteer centre at http://www.volunteer.ie/ or www.volunteeringireland.com
Caring for animals in Ireland:
To help Irish animals through volunteer work, pet adoption or fostering, fundraising and much more visit:
http://www.ispca.ie/ or email info@ispca.ie
Environment preservation:
Engage in historic preservation activities and make a difference www.youngpreservationists.org
Environment Conservation Volunteering, County Meath, Ireland www.meath.ie
Information on volunteering in developing countries:
Help the homeless:
http://www.dubsimon.ie/ The Dublin Simon Community
Promote awareness of teh causes and effect of mental illness in Ireland:
Service for people with disabilities and their families http://www.enableireland.ie/
Have you ever wondered if we are all connected? I am very much in tune with the Law of Attraction and absolutely believe we are all part of Life and sharing the same planet for a reason. I also believe in the personal power we have to make a positive impact on others with our words and actions. How true is the quote by Jean Paul Sartre’ words are loaded pistols’ and how powerful these pistols can be when directed at others through our choice of communication.
Here is Michael’s comment on MJL website:
Hello MariaAs I was journeying through cyberspace seeking pathways to wholeness and rivers of creativity and imagination I came upon the souls purpose that is your site. I found your pages to be a garment of personal illumination where your creative spirit and engaging presence serve as an effective form of communication with those who visit your landscape of individuality. Yours is a life of inspired creation where your innate abilities manifest positively. I wish you a walk in peace where the grass is green that you may honour your needs and be the hero of your own life.May yours be a plan of unfoldment where you achieve the highest peak of spiritual fulfillment and may you access your heart intuition as you thrive and blossom in a sacred place of peace.Yours in Transcendent Solution
Micheal Teal
The Ancient One
Psychic , Poet and Spiritual Consultant
http://theancientone.zaadz.com
One of my most rewarding experiences in 2007 was being asked to take part in the third series of RTE1/No Place Like Home and working with Motive TV to represent my native country, Chile.
Why was it so special? Well, imagine having all the things I value and that I am passionate about condensed in a 30 minutes Tv programme: my country,family,friends,respect for the environment… For me that was magic.
I am half Chilean and half Spanish with an Irish name -thanks to my gorgeous Irish husband that is…
It is great to have three countries to claim as home and to appreciate all the different advantages that each one has to offer. However, for me it is Ireland the country that has been the pillar for my self-development and my personal fulfilment.
I have always been fond of the Irish… seriously, this is so true. Since an early age, 4 years old to be precise, at School, I have the chance to have teachers who were native Scottish and Irish. I developed a love for these Isles and an obsession for the history, the music, the heritage, the lanscape and the red heads… but it was only at a later stage in my life that I will land in Ireland and settle here for good with my own red head 
No place Like Home gave me the chance to embrace both countries that have made me who I am today: my native Chile and my adopted Ireland. The programme brought magic to my life at a time when I needed a lift as my father had recently passed away and somehow the programme helped the grieving process and brought the family together for a happy occasion. For all these reasons I am forever grateful.
You might not believe this but I am only allow to see the programme for the first time when it goes on air so it will be a surprise for me as well! I am so curious to see what was edited out of the many days of filming in Chile and in Ireland! It will be fun.
The programme is scheduled to be part of the new series of RTE1 /No Place Like Home -Sunday 10th February at 19:30pm.
Best wishes,
Maria