A note about making connections
Back in March 2010, I met my Irish husband in Canada before flying out to Australia a few months later.
That first conversation triggered a series of events which led to the course of both our lives changing and our future plans evolving to include each other.
In early 2014, when we relocated to Galway, Ireland and later Naas, Co. Kildare, I started setting up coffee chats with complete strangers I found inspiring on LinkedIn or read about in the local papers. A practice I started doing as a journalism student and have kept doing, even if it’s virtual these days!
One of those people was John Breslin, a Professor at NUIG Galway, entrepreneur and later, the founder of the Portershed. We had a great catch up and continued to keep in touch over the years.
When he published his latest book, Old Ireland In Colour, I ordered a copy for our home library. The book arrived yesterday from Newbridge Co. Kildare, ironically a town I used to work in, and was announced this week as Best Irish-Published Book in An Post Irish Book Awards!
It’s a beautifully made book, featuring colour photographs created using AI technology and historical research, full of important and everyday moments in the country’s history. We’re looking forward to reading it as a family and sharing it with others.
You never know who you may meet, where a conversation may lead, what a person may create or the impact it may have on the lives of others.
Your reminder for the day to take more chances, try new things and speak to complete strangers, you never know what could happen!
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