Forgotten Ireland, captured on 16mm film 60 years ago

The Ireland of ‘The Quiet Man’!

The first takes you through the Irish countryside near Carna, Clifden and Galway. Feast your eyes on everyday scenes of a world that’s no more: a boy on his donkey; women walking a country road, some covering their faces with scarves to hide from the camera; a man harvesting seaweed; a rowboat excursion; a sheep feasting on grass; people peering out of thatched cottages; cows in a field; a curious dog running up to the camera; and a vintage car (you can join the debate on the make, model and year) navigating its way over a bridge.

via Forgotten Ireland, captured on 16mm film 60 years ago (VIDEOS) – IrishCentral.com.

The second video captures the sights and sounds of Dublin in the 1950s. No soundtrack here, just the revving of motors, the chatter of passersby, and the clip clop of horse-drawn carts as they travel down the cobble stone streets.

Most Popular Chrome Extensions and Posts of 2014

Most Popular Chrome Extensions and Posts of 2014

Chrome quickly skyrocketed from a Google pet project to the most popular browser in the world. Here are some of our most popular Chrome extensions and guides from Lifehacker in 2014.

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Why Giving feels so good

The Science of Givingvia Why Giving Makes You Feel So Good [INFOGRAPHIC] – Goodnet.

A Small Golden Light

Mmmm…

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I hope that in the future they invent a small golden light that follows you everywhere and when something is about to end, it shines brightly so you know it’s about to end.

And if you’re never going to see someone again, it’ll shine brightly and both of you can be polite and say, “It was nice to have you in my life while I did, good luck with everything that happens after now.”

And maybe if you’re never going to eat at the same restaurant again, it’ll shine and you can order everything off the menu you’ve never tried. Maybe, if someone’s about to buy your car, the light will shine and you can take it for one last spin. Maybe, if you’re with a group of friends who’ll never be together again, all your lights will shine at the same time and you’ll know, and then you can…

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We Look to the New Year

As we look to the new year, hold on to what is good. Let go of what is bad. It really is that simple. - Mandy Hale

Live Life Quotes, Love Life Quotes, Live Life Happy

via We Look to the New Year.

Dalai Lama’s guide to happiness

Every thought we think

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via One of my favorite Louise Hay quotes.

A healthy list for one

Healthy Grocery List for Onevia The Ultimate Healthy Grocery List When You’re Cooking for One.

Nowhere to go, Nothing to achieve

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The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be one with oneself.

(La plus grande chose du monde, c’est de savoir être à soi)

Michel de Montaigne, Essais Book I, ch. 39

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Words to live by…

Lifehacker has a great collection of quotes that we can all work into our everyday lives:

Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don’t. And believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.” Harvey MacKay

Get the rest of the article here: 10 Quotes You Should Adopt in Your Everyday Life.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

Charles Dickens from Tumblr via IFTTT

Stillness Arises

Another awesome catch by David Kanigan! Thanks for sharing…

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Wonderful. Watch. Wow!

I just want to rise so high that no one can reach me and nothing to prove. I just want to get where you just awaken your body and soul to something. Stillness arises within me. Nature brought me to stillness.

Find full transcript full below.

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Holiday Gift Ideas

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via Holiday Gift Ideas.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

Pema Chodron from Tumblr via IFTTT

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Have a Bizarro Xmas!

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I love Dan Piraro’s cartoonish wit. Here are some of his greatest xmas hits. Click to enlarge…

Joe Cocker has died…

The BBC writes:

The Sheffield born singer-songwriter had a career lasting more than 40 years with hits including You Are So Beautiful and Up Where We Belong.

His agent Barrie Marshall said Cocker, who died after battling lung cancer, was “simply unique”.

Sir Paul McCartney said he was a lovely guy who “brought so much to the world”.

Get the rest of the article here: BBC News – Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70 after cancer battle.

His cover of I Get By With a Little Help from My Friends was arguably better than the original! Goodbye, Joe…

Bonus version with captions so you can understand what Joe was REALLY singing!

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