Paddy Murphy

21 hours ago | medium.com | Paddy Murphy

Let’s have a look at some good things that happened this weekMexi-goI bloody love Mexico. Always have, or at least since I was a kid. I think I can trace back my grá for the place since the 19994 World Cup when Ireland played Mexico and they had a mad lad in goal who took their penalties and free kicks. A short goalkeeper with an attitude who always wore colorful, crazy shirts…I mean, brother from another mother territory.

21 hours ago | news.paddypower.com | Paddy Murphy

For Friday night’s football, we have a rare double bill of Premier League football when Aston Villa host Spurs at Villa Park and Chelsea entertain Manchester United. In between, we’re calling in on two playoffs, first to Scotland where Livingston hold a 2-0 lead over Partick Thistle in the Championship promotion playoff semifinal, and the League Two semifinal between Walsall and Chesterfield, with the hosts also holding a 2-0 lead from the first leg.

4 days ago | medium.com | Paddy Murphy

Philosophy, religion, spirituality, mindfulness, and related fields. Follow publicationWhat the ancient mystics knew about confidence, and why your self-help bookshelf is lying to youI once met a chap who claimed he was cultivating self-esteem by watching footage of wolves. Pack dynamics, alpha mannerisms, that sort of pish.

4 days ago | medium.com | Paddy Murphy

Personal stories on self-discovery, relationships, and a holistic path to happiness. Wholistique is about growth, not fixing — because you’re not broken. We aim to shift your perspective and empower you with tools to navigate life. How masks become identities, and what it costs to be realYou’re not broken. You’re just tired of pretendingYou’re born, slapped on the arse, given a name, and before you can even walk, the performance begins.

4 days ago | medium.com | Paddy Murphy

Why skorts, popes, and ceasefires all reek of the same stale theatre, and why you’re still clappingDo you know when you got the beginning of a toothache, and while it’s not throbbing yet, you know it’s a sign that you’re going to have to see the dentist? That’s the exact feeling I’m getting at the moment, watching institutions come apart at the seams. Not in a sudden rupture, mind. Not a dramatic collapse. No. What we’re witnessing is slower. Sadder.