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LOA

SIMPLE WAYS TO BOOST

T1E0CHLNIOQUAES TO TRYYOURMANIFESTATIONPOWERS

You’ve asked, believed and Believe in it we already have them and it universe a deadline. If it
received, so now what? Here If you were the type of person is a potent manifestation tool. feels good, try imposing a
are some simple tips to help who already had what you To do this, all you need is your deadline on your desire. For
you supercharge the LOA in wanted, how would you behave? imagination, a pen and some example, say to the universe,
your life. Pick the ones that Write it down. Now you know paper. Think about what you I want €500 by Monday,
appeal to you most and see what you need to do in order want and then begin to write October 18, 2020 at 3pm. This
what successes you have. to call your desire into being. the story of already having it. focus can help to power-up
If you become the person who Say if you were calling in a new manifestations considerably.
Create a vision board already has what you want, the romance, you might write about
You have your list of desires, universe will deliver it to you an amazing date you just went Boost your belief
now create a vision board as as like attracts like. You might on with your wonderful new Belief is a muscle and the
a way to help you focus your ask yourself: If I was the kind of partner. No matter what you’re more we exercise it, the
intentions. Grab some old person who already had a brand scripting, emotion is everything stronger we get. One of the
magazines (or use a website new car, how would I behave? so make sure that what you’re easiest ways to boost your
like Pinterest) and select writing feels good. The more belief is to prove that the
images that represent your Write a list emotion behind your words, the LOA is real. How do you do
desires that you’re trying An easy way to begin seeing more potent your script will be. that? You ask the universe for
to manifest. Only choose instant results with the law of something small and specific.
pictures that get you feeling attraction is to get out of our Practice surrender You might ask the universe to
excited and create a collage. own way. By taking the pressure The universe works best on our send you a red button. Then
Place the vision board off ourselves we can avoid behalf when we get out of the when you receive your red
someplace you’ll see it every feelings of doubt around our way. The easiest way to do that button, you’ll know you can
day and every time you look ability to attract the things that is to surrender. What would trust the larger manifestations
at it, visualise your desires as we desire. Here’s a fun thing you happen if you just let go and to arrive. One of our favourite
having already taken place. can try. Grab a pen and paper allowed the universe to do its things to ask for is a yellow
Send that positive emotion and write down ten things that job, knowing that what you want car. Ask, believe you’ll receive
out into the universe. We love you want to attract into your will be delivered to you? Doesn’t it and then celebrate when you
making mini vision boards life, a mixture of big and small that feel like a huge weight off spot your sign.
and setting them as the things. When you’ve finished, your shoulders? Sink into that
wallpaper on our laptops and put the paper away and forget sense of relief often to speed up Give thanks
mobile phones. about it. Revisit it in a month your manifestations. A grateful heart is a magnet
and see what you can cross off for miracles and the more
Craft some affirmations the list – you’ll be surprised with Use inspired action gratitude you practice, the
Create some positive what has manifested. Often the universe sends us more the universe will give to
affirmations around your inspired action that will move you. Every day try counting
desires to help you truly Try scripting us closer to the manifestation your blessings. No only will
believe that they’re on their Scripting involves writing down of our desires. So pay attention it make you feel happier,
way. Think about what you the story of our desires as if to anything that’s been niggling it will also speed up those
want and then write down at you. Have you felt called to manifestations. WW
some simple statements. For “Think about check out a certain book or go
example, if you were trying to what you want somewhere specific? Don’t be
attract a new job: ‘I am worthy and then begin afraid to follow these intuitive
of a job that pays me really hunches – they could be the
well’, ‘I am a great employee to write the universe’s way of trying to get
and my new boss constantly story of already your attention.
praises me.’ The key is to
repeat the affirmations having it” Set a deadline
regularly until you begin to Another way to speed up your
believe them. manifestations is to give the

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TROUBLESHOOTING

WHAT TO DO WHEN

THE LOA THINGSGOWRONG

You’ve been playing with you have to make sure they’re than enough to go around and everyone is entitled to their
the LOA for months and reasonable. Getting a million that it’s safe for you to receive own opinion, much like how
you’ve yet to have any euro out of thin air by next what you desire. you are entitled to yours.
specific results. If you live Tuesday sounds like an awful If people want to tell you
in a friendly universe that’s lot of work – would you have I NEED it to happen that you’re ‘crazy; for trying
abundant with possibility, better results if you asked The problem here is the word something new, pay no
what gives? Here are for a million euro within the NEED. Need implies again that heed and let it roll off your
some common problems next 12 months? You probably you don’t fully believe. So it’s shoulders like water off a
that people often run into would. Secondly, remember worth revisiting your beliefs duck’s back. As long as you’re
and some easy ways to how important belief is. Do around the law of attraction happy and having fun, it
troubleshoot them. you really believe that you can or what you’re trying to doesn’t matter at all.
receive a million euro? If yes, manifest. Do any tweaks need
I keep manifesting half of brilliant. But if it feels hard to to be made? Can you try some I got my desire, now I’m
what I want/I don’t get fully believe it, you would be practices to boost your belief? If afraid
exactly what I asked for better served by focusing on that doesn’t work, then try the There’s an old saying ‘Be
Say you asked for a new manifesting a smaller amount art of surrender. By releasing careful what you wish for,
job, but so far you keep of money first just to buoy your the ‘need’ you allow the energy you might just get it’ and if
manifesting new jobs that belief. Begin with, say, €1,000 of the universe to flow more you’ve received your desire,
are either part time or would and work your way up. fully meaning new experiences you might be feeling a bit
require you to take a hit and solutions can arise easily freaked out. That’s totally
in terms of salary. This is I feel guilty asking and effortlessly. Remember – normal. The key here again is
when clarity is needed. What This is a common stumbling the universe always provides to remember that we live in a
specifically did you ask for? block that many people face and what we ask for. So can you bountiful universe that’s full
The LOA works best with it’s all tied in to the idea that we relax knowing that? of possibility and that we are
total specificity on the details. live in a world of lack and that much more powerful than we
So therefore, you can’t just if we were to receive something Am I doing it right? even realise. Do some reading
ask for a new job and a huge good, it would mean less for There is no wrong way to on the law of attraction or
salary. Instead you have to everyone else. The key here is to practice. As long as you follow quantum physics to learn
ask for a new job with a address your beliefs around lack. the basic tenants (ask, believe more about how like energy
salary of X amount. Likewise, We live in an infinite universe and receive) you’ve done it attracts like energy to help
if you want to manifest that’s full of possibility. By you perfectly. If you feel a bit settle your nerves. WW
a new relationship with a getting what you want it doesn’t stressed out about it, it can be
partner but you keep meeting automatically take away from helpful to focus less on getting
people who live too far away, someone else. Try repeating each step perfect and more on
specifically ask for a new some positive affirmations that just trying some new things
relationship with someone affirm to you that the universe and having fun. Fun allows us
who lives in your city or town. is bountiful and there’s more to relax, release our attachment
If this is an issue, revisit what and let the universe work.
you initially asked for and see “The key is to
how you can get clearer about address your My family/partner don’t
the details. beliefs around believe in the law of attraction
lack. We live in an and think I’m crazy
I asked for a million euro infinite universe The law of attraction can be
by next Tuesday and it full of possibility” an outlandish concept, but it
hasn’t arrived yet doesn’t matter if others don’t
There are two different believe in it. As long as it makes
issues at play here. Firstly, you happy and works for you,
if you’re using deadlines there’s no problem. Remember,

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Discoverflavouthres of
Myanmar

A TRIO OF EVOCATIVE RECIPES FROM EMILY AND AMY CHUNG

Tpoemanauttosaanladdcrunchy

Serves 4 as a side

is salad contrasts crunchy › crunchy peanut butter).
Place the tomatoes, chilli,
peanuts with vibrant fresh
crushed peanuts and
tomatoes. Use the best-
remaining ingredients
quality tomatoes you can buy
in a large bowl and mix.
to get the most out of this
Ideally, do this with clean
dish. It is best made fresh on
hands to fully combine all
the day, and can be served as
the ingredients. Taste and (about 450g), finely sliced
a side with one of our curries Juice of 3 limes
adjust the seasoning, adding have also made this for several 5 tbsp garlic oil
or just simply with some rice. supper clubs. We would 5 tsp fish sauce
more fish sauce or chilli if recommend keeping the skin 1 tsp chilli flakes
You will need on the thighs when roasting 4 shallots, finely sliced
50g unsalted roasted peanuts › necessary. a serving dish them, because it keeps the 4 tsp gram flour, toasted
300g tomatoes, at room Transfer to flesh moist and the cooked
temperature, quartered chicken skin adds a wonderful To serve
½ green finger chilli, deseeded and garnish with the crispy crispy texture to the salad. Coriander leaves
(optional) and finely sliced Chilli flakes
1 tbsp dried shrimps (optional) shallots. You will need Crispy fried shallots
1–2 raw shallots, peeled and thinly 4 chicken thighs, skin on
sliced Spiced chicken salad ½ tsp turmeric powder Method
3–5 tbsp garlic oil ½ tsp paprika
Juice of ½ lime ½ tsp chilli powder › Preheat the oven to
2 tsp fish sauce (omit to make Pinch of salt
vegetarian, then season with salt) ½ medium-sized white cabbage 200 C/400 F/gas mark 6.
Small handful of coriander leaves
1 tsp gram flour, toasted
Crispy fried shallots to garnish

Method Serves 4 as a main

› Crush the peanuts using a Here we cook the chicken
fresh for this salad, but you
pestle and mortar or pulse a could always make this using
few times in a food processor leftover roast chicken; we
(to the size of the nubs
you get in a shop-bought

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AT HOME

then garnish each with the coconut Storage notes
coriander, a sprinkle of chilli 300ml double cream
flakes and a teaspoon of fried 200g mango, stoned, peeled The meringues can be stored
shallots. Serve immediately. and diced into 1cm pieces in an airtight container for
up to a week. The lime curd
MCoacnognoutLiMmeerianngdues can be stored in a sterilised
container in the fridge for
Makes 8 1–2 weeks.

is is an absolutely winning Method cooking, prepare the lime
combination of flavours that
we have served up at several › Preheat the oven to curd. Make a bain-marie
supper clubs over the years.
It’s perfect for entertaining with a heatproof bowl set
because the meringues and
lime curd can be made the › 150 C/300 F/gas mark 2. over some simmering water
night before, so the dessert In a clean and dry mixing
only needs a quick assemble (make sure the bowl does
just before serving. Our
meringue-making method is bowl, whip the egg whites not touch the water, though)
the Delia Smith one – reliable
every time. with an electric whisk. and add all the ingredients

You will need Start on a low speed and for the curd to the bowl.
For the meringues
3 egg whites gradually increase the speed Stir to dissolve the sugar
170g caster sugar
over the next 2–3 minutes to and melt the butter. Making
For the lime curd
Extracted from The Zest and juice of 2 limes the highest setting until the the curd requires a bit of
Rangoon Sisters 3 egg yolks
by Amy and Emily 25g unsalted butter egg whites are stiff peaks, patience, as it will take
Chung (Ebury Press). 50g caster sugar
Photography by Martin then stop. Add half the sugar anywhere between 6 and 8
Poole For assembly
50g unsweetened desiccated to the egg whites and whisk minutes to thicken: it should

at high speed, then add coat the back of a wooden

the remaining sugar until spoon when it is done.

the meringue is glossy and We then strain it through

firm – this usually takes 2 a sieve, to get rid of the

› Coat the chicken thighs with › minutes. zest, and let it cool before
Line two
baking sheets refrigerating overnight in a

the spices and the salt and with greaseproof paper. › covered container.
For the assembly, toast
place on a baking tray in the Spoon four mounds of the

oven. Roast for 35 minutes meringue onto each sheet, desiccated coconut in a

(check they are cooked by spaced out evenly. Using dry frying pan on the hob,

piercing them – the juices the back of a spoon, make a stirring throughout – watch

should run clear), then set shallow dip in the centre of it carefully and don’t let it

› aside to cool. each meringue, where the turn brown, it will only take
Roughly shred
the chicken topping will sit once they’re a minute. Whip the double

with a fork and knife and cooked. Place the trays in › cream until it’s thick.
Plate up the meringues,
› place in a large bowl. the oven for 35 minutes; then
Add the rest of the
once that time is up, switch top each one with a spoonful

ingredients, except for the off the oven and leave the of cream, a dollop of lime

› garnishes, and mix well. meringues to cool and dry in curd, some mango pieces
When ready to serve, divide
› there overnight. and finally a sprinkling of
the salad among four plates, While the meringues are toasted coconut. WW

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Meatless

magicLIGHTBITESFOR
SIMPLE SUMMER DAYS

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FCloautbrgreetatdes Recipe in a warm place for up to 24 AT HOME

With Herbs And Goat's Cheese › hours. ready to make
When you're

the flatbreads, start the

topping. Place a large, heavy-

Making your own flatbreads based pan over a medium heat.
is one of the simplest ways to
get into baking bread, and this Add half the olive oil and when
recipe might be the perfect
summer combination. it's hot add the garlic and sizzle

"Cooking courgettes slowly for a few seconds, then add the
with garlic and olive oil has to
be one of my favourite ways courgettes. Season with salt
to deal with this summer
vegetable," says Gill Meller. › and pepper. slowly
Cook the courgettes
Makes 3
over a gentle heat, stirring

regularly, for about 25 minutes

or so, until they break down

but still retain a little of their

shape. They should be soft

You will need without colouring too much
For the flatbreads
500g strong white bread flour, plus and almost spoonable in
extra for dusting
1 tsp fine sea salt › texture. pan off the heat, stir
1 tsp fast-action dried yeast Take the
2 tsp crushed fennel seeds
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon all but a handful of the herbs
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus
extra for greasing into the courgettes, then Beetroot Soup Recipe cook, stirring regularly, for
4 tbsp natural yoghurt season again to taste with

› plenty of salt and pepper. 12-15 minutes, or until the
Place three baking sheets
in With Celery And Apple vegetables are beginning to

the oven (alternatively, bake soften and smell sweet and

one at a time if you have limited "The red variety, of which the › tasty.
Meanwhile,
oven space) and heat the oven aptly named bull's blood is one, peel, quarter

For the topping to 240°C/220°Cfan/475°F/gas is part of a vibrant family of and core the apples, then
4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced › mark 8. vivid yellows, whites and candy slice them thickly. When the
1.2kg courgettes, sliced into 5mm Turn out pinks, all of which work well
rounds the dough onto a vegetables are ready, add the
1 small handful of dill, chopped
1 small handful of mint, leaves lightly floured surface, then in this sweet, earthy, quick-to- apples to the pan, stir, then
picked and thinly ribboned
1 small handful of basil, chopped cut it into three equal pieces. make soup," says Gill. cook for a further one to two
1 small handful of chives, chopped
150g soft goat's cheese Form each piece into a nice minutes before adding 600ml
Pinch of chilli flakes (optional) neat round and leave to rest for Serves 4
Sea salt and freshly ground black of water. Place a lid on the
pepper
20 minutes or so. When you're You will need pan and bring the soup to
ready to bake the flatbreads, 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
roll out the pieces of dough. the simmer. Leave to simmer

4 or 5 raw beetroot (about 600g), gently for 10 minutes, until all
peeled and roughly diced
They want to be quite thin, 4 tender celery sticks, thinly sliced › the vegetables are tender.
2 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced Ladle the soup into a blender.
but don't worry if they're not 1 onion, thinly sliced
2 dessert apples
especially round, that doesn't 200ml cloudy apple juice Add the apple juice and whiz
Sea salt and freshly ground black
› matter. pepper until smooth. Return the soup
Take the
hot baking sheets to the pan and bring it briefly

Method out of the oven and place a back to the simmer. Season

› Make the flatbreads. Place the rolled-out dough on each. with salt and pepper to taste

Spread the courgette mixture › and remove from the heat.
If you intend to serve the soup
flour, salt, yeast, fennel seeds evenly over the top of each.

and lemon zest in a large Dot the goat's cheese over the To serve (optional) cold, leave it to cool, then
top of the courgette mixture Extra-virgin olive oil
bowl. Add the oil, yoghurt and trickle all over with some A scattering of basil leaves transfer it to a bowl. Cover
of the remaining olive oil. Add Spoonfuls of natural yoghurt
and 275ml of water and mix the chilli flakes, if using, and a 4 small baked dessert apples and place in the fridge to chill
sprinkling of salt and pepper,
everything thoroughly until it › for three to four hours.
You can serve the soup
forms a dough. Turn out onto just as

a lightly floured surface and it is, but I like to finish it with

knead for about 10 minutes, › too. Method a swirl of olive oil, a scattering
Place
› until soft and smooth. the trays in the oven for › Place a medium, heavy-based of fresh basil, a spoonful of
(You can use a stand mixer
12-14 minutes, or until the organic natural yoghurt, and

with a dough hook for this dough is puffed up and golden pan over a gentle heat. Add even a small, whole baked

part.) Shape the dough into around the edges. Remove the olive oil and when it's apple, but that's entirely

a rough round and place in a from the oven and slide onto hot add the beetroot, celery, optional.

lightly oiled bowl; cover with a board. Sprinkle with a few garlic and onion. Season continued on next page

a clean cloth and leave to rise reserved herbs and serve. with salt and pepper and

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COOKBOOK “Puréeing
pumpkin turns
PSaulmtepdkCinhoTacortlate that butter to
silk. Stir the silk
Gill Meller says pumpkin has through dark,
a wonderful, buttery quality
when cooked. melted
chocolate”
"Puréeing pumpkin turns
that butter to silk. Stir the
silk through dark, melted
chocolate and you get a
smooth, earthy, rich custard,
to which I like to add just a
little too much sea salt," he
says in his new book Root,
Leaf, Stem, Flower.

Serves 6-8

You will need
For the pastry
45g icing sugar
150g plain flour
20g cocoa powder
85g unsalted butter, cubed and
chilled, plus extra for greasing
1 egg, whisked
1 tbsp chilled water

For the filling Recipes taken from Root, Stem,
100ml whole milk Leaf, Flower: How To Cook With
250ml double cream Vegetables And Other Plants by
200g peeled pumpkin or squash Gill Meller, photography by Andrew
flesh, cut into small dice Montgomery (Quadrille). Available
50g unrefined caster sugar now in hardback and eBook
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
300g 70% dark chocolate, broken
into small pieces
½ tsp flaky sea-salt

Method

› First, make the pastry.

Combine the icing sugar, the oven to 180°C/160°C a light brush with the add the sugar, eggs and egg

plain flour and cocoa › fan/350°F/gas mark 4. remaining egg and return to yolk and whiz for a few
On a lightly floured surface,
powder in a medium bowl. the oven for 10 minutes, or › more seconds to combine.
Place the chocolate in a large
Rub in the chilled butter roll out the pastry until it until the base is just starting

until the mixture resembles is about 2mm thick. Grease to colour. Remove and set heatproof bowl set over a

fine breadcrumbs (you can and flour a 25cm loose- › aside. pan of gently simmering
Make
do this in a food processor, bottomed, fluted tart tin, the filling. Pour the water. Allow the chocolate

if you prefer). Add half then lay over the pastry, milk and cream into a pan to melt slowly, then remove

the whisked egg and all of tucking it into the corners and add the pumpkin or from the heat. Pour the

the chilled water, and stir and leaving an overhang. squash. Set over a medium pumpkin puree into the

› through to combine. Line the pastry case with heat and bring to a gentle melted chocolate and stir
Tip out the dough and
bring baking parchment and simmer. Cook, stirring well to combine. Pour the

it together with your hands, › baking beans. regularly for 15-20 minutes, filling into the tart case.
Blind-bake the
kneading lightly to achieve tart case or until the pumpkin is Bake the tart for 20 minutes,

a smooth finish. Wrap the for 25 minutes, then tender. Puree the pumpkin then remove from the oven

pastry in parchment and remove the baking beans and cream mixture together and allow to cool. Sprinkle

rest it in the fridge for at and parchment, trim the in a blender until it is lovely the top with the sea-salt
flakes before serving. WW
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check out. Along with this offer, the Escape to the sunny south And
hotel also has some great packages for east and check in to the speaking of
family, friends and couples to avail of. Ferrycarrig Hotel in Wexford screaming… As part
For more information on packages log where you can enjoy a of new protocols being
on to www.morrisonhotel.ie special summer family implemented to stop the
holiday package. Available spread of COVID-19, Japanese
for two adults and two amusement park operators
children, the package are asking people using
includes accommodation rollercoasters and other theme
in a luxury room park rides to wear masks
overlooking the River and avoid shouting or

BRILLIANT BALLOONS Slaney, full Irish breakfast, full screaming. OGDURATEY!AT
use of the health and fitness
Now here’s a great idea for keeping the club and access to the outdoor TAKE
little ones entertained. Hulla Balloon at playground from €360 for the ON THE
Castleknock Hotel in Dublin allows you to total stay (two nights) or from BLUEWAY
check in for a one, two or three-night stay €500 for a three-night stay Embrace the great outdoors this summer
and includes daily activities for based on two adults and two
children, a welcome pack for children (under 12) sharing. and take on the Suir Blueway Tipperary, a
each child featuring a Hulla For more details log on to
Balloon Animal Making Kit and www.ferrycarrighotel.ie picturesque trail that’s ideal for walkers,
an outdoor playground Hulla
Ballon. Available to book from cyclists,and more. The Suir Blueway Tipperary
€258 based on two adults and
two children sharing. is a 53km kayaking and canoe trail that runs
For more information call
01 640 6300 or log on to from Cahir to Carrick-on-Suir and a 21km

walking and cycling trail that runs from

Clonmel to Carrick-on-Suir. Located next to the

By Amy Wall beautiful River Suir, it o ers incredible scenery

and a wonderful adventure true Ireland’s

Ancient East.

For more information log on to tipperary.com

www.castleknockhotel.com

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WW Loves HAVE A SNEAK PEAK INTO THE
EDITORIAL TEAM AND THEIR WEEK
CHOCOLATE EXPERTS
AUGUST 2020
Chocolate fans can be amongst the first to try
three new limited-edition Cadbury Dairy Milk MOnR tMhAeLlCisOtL.M..’S LIST
bars, created by this year’s Cadbury Inventor
finalists. Which will you choose: Gillian’s by Suzanne Allain (Piatkus)
Cadbury Dairy Milk COCONUTTY, Shannon’s
Cadbury Dairy Milk CRUNCHY HONEYCOMB, The Honourable Mr Jeremy Malcolm is searching
and Taylor’s Cadbury Dairy Milk OUT OF THE for a wife, but not just any wife. As the target of
BLUEBERRY. All available at Tesco exclusively matchmaking mothers and desperate debutantes,
before launching in participating supermarkets he’s determined to avoid the fortune hunters and
nationwide later this month. find a near-perfect woman, one who will meet the
qualifications on his well-cra ed list. But a er
years of searching, he’s beginning to despair of ever
finding this paragon. Until Selina Dalton arrives in
town, that is. But what sort of scheme will Selina find herself in, and why,
and what does she learn about the real Mr Malcolm? This is a lovely read
that had us curled up on an especially rainy day and were delighted to learn
this will soon head to the silver screen, in a film starring Constance Wu and
Sam Heughan.

GMHRUOOSWMICEN

MUSIC OF THE WEEK FASHION By Niamh Shields
WANT
NIAMH HAS BEEN LISTENING ON
REPEAT TO THE CORONAS’ ALBUM We are so excited here in
TRUE LOVE WAITS, AVAILABLE ON WW HQ that leopard print
STREAMING SERVICES NOW. is back especially coming

#JustBeKind across this gorgeous
print skirt available in
Galway businesswoman Aveline O’ Sullivan
has built her business, Bloom in a Box, around Penneys for just
delivering kindness. Her latest campaign, €16.
#JustBeKind, is designed to capture all the
love and caring that Irish communities have QUOTE
rediscovered in recent months and to encourage
people to be kind on social media. #JustBeKind, OF THE WEEK
launched at BloominaBox.com encourages
people to gi a single bloom to deliver kindness “Doubts kills more dreams
to friends and loved ones, especially when than failure ever will”
words sometimes cannot express what we feel. As part of the initiative, Bloom in a
Box will donate €1 to Mental Health Ireland (MHI) for every order during the months of KARIM SEDDIKI
July and August. Bloom in a box is one single flower, elegantly presented in a gorgeous
gi box. It has a water vial, so it reaches its destination in perfect condition, and looks
stunning as a long-lasting pretty display around the home or at a bedside.
To deliver a moment of kindness and support mental health charities nationwide, Bloom
in a Box gi s can be ordered on www.BloominaBox.com

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