Restoring Community – Our Longing for Belonging.

By Davie Philip – Published in Positive Life www.positivelife.ie/  Winter Issue 2017 “The hunger to belong is at the heart of our nature. Cut off from others, we atrophy and turn in on ourselves.”  John O’Donohue Last September I travelled around the country hosting an event called ‘ Stories and Conversations for a Healthy, Happy and […]

Spring Forward – Resilience Revisited

By Davie Philip – Published in Positive Life www.positivelife.ie/  Summer Issue 2014 “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”  Confucius In this column I have been exploring how, in the face of adversity, we might flourish as individuals and communities. Over the years I have introduced a number […]