Category: Thought for the Day

Listening on the Twelfth: My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster

For the day that’s in it, my Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster reflects on listening.

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Listening on the Twelfth

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Our Mary: My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster

I’ve long been fascinated by the  story of Mary Peters, Northern Ireland’s 1972 Olympic gold medalist. My ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio Ulster reflects on her remarkable athletics journey, through the Troubles and beyond.

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Greater Heights – My Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster

All runners know that a training partner can push them on to greater heights. My ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio Ulster reflects on training with others, in light of Ethiopian athletes’ belief in the concept of idil.

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‘We have Won’ – Inspiration from the Buta Seminarians: My Thought for the Day on Radio Ulster

My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster contemplates the example of the Buta seminarians during a violent attack on their seminary in 1997.

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‘We have Won’

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My Thought for the Day on International Women’s Day – Margaret Chase Smith #ChooseToChallenge

My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster marks International Women’s Day with the story of a pioneering politician from my home state, Maine: Margaret Chase Smith.

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Have you ever

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JFK & the Future – My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster

Yesterday I contributed the ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio Ulster, the 57th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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JFK & The Future

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John Treacy vs Steve Ovett – My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster

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It’s one for all the runners out there, reflecting on a famous 1980 race between Ireland’s John Treacy and Britain’s Steve … Read more...

‘It is better for the body to be tired, than the mind’ – My Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Ulster

 

Click here to listen to my ‘Thought for the Day’ on BBC Radio Ulster.

It draws on my experience as a marathon runner.

The text of today’s contribution is below.

‘It is better for the body to be tired,

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