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Sue du Feu's avatar

some lovely thoughts in there, Lou. lots of love to you in 2023 xx

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Thank YOU sooooo much for your constant support and friendship Sue...So lucky I found you in 2022. I'll always be grateful for your friendship xx and for all the substack letters you read. love you lots, Lou xx

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Erla Frazer's avatar

Beautiful Lou

We all think so much of you

Happy New Year to you Mam an family

Lots of Luv D&E

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Lots of love to you lovely Erla and David and please god we will meet once again in 2023 xx thank you so much for all your support and friendship. So lucky to have found ye xxx

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lauren deborah | they/she 🌈🐆's avatar

So much love to the friend who wrote this and oodles of pride for knowing she knows how amazing she is. Lou, you are changing the world, and I am so honoured to know you and have your light in my life. I have said it many times but I will never stop: if people were more like LoU, the world would be a better place.

This is my favourite substack of yours yet. I hope you read this many times more. Thank you for sharing it with us and inspiring me.

Love you!

LD

xx

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Thanks so much Lauren for always supporting me, for always listening to me, for always reading my words, for always believing in me and for being such a good friend to me. I was so lucky to find you in 2022 and I hope we will be best friends forever more. Thanks a million for your very kind words here always & for taking the time to read/listen & comment, it means so much to me. On the nights I struggle to finish my substack (the very many as you know), you have been there with me so I owe you so much for finishing the year on a high of my own twice weekly deadline completely since I started. Here's to substacking our laughs, giggles, tears and friendship into 2023 together, Love ya lots, Lou xx

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Olivia Trotman's avatar

Aw.. absolutely love this letter Louise, you are amazing & we love you for being you.. sending lots of love to you , your mam & your beautiful sister Claire & the gorgeous kiddies & all your loved ones. This beautiful letter, has inspired me to do a letter to myself. It’s been a crazy year with good & bad... you Louise& beautiful Granny Nancy helped us more than you know, just the virtual company in tough times . Granny Nancy is one of the brightest stars in heaven shining her light and she be soo proud of you louise, love and prayers for a happy healthy 2023 xxx ps YOU ARE AMAZING 💖⭐️

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Thank you so much Olivia for reading all my letters since I began writing here...you are such a huge support to me and I don't know how I'll ever return your kindness. Love ye lots and think the world of you and your beautiful family xx cant wait to meet up again in 2023 xx

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imelda's avatar

Beautiful Louise.happy new year to you ur mam and family

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Thank you so much Imelda...loads of love to you. Thanks a million for all your support and kindness always, Lou xx

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Rose Alcock's avatar

That is so beautiful Louise and lovely thoughts and your granny Nancy is the brightness star in heaven ❤️ l wish you and your family A happy new year for 20/ 23

Your friend Rose 🌹

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Thank you so much Rose for always supporting me in a million ways. Hope gran is proud of me and thank you for helping me in everything I've created. Lots of love xx and a very happy new year to you Rose xxx

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Rose Alcock's avatar

Your so welcome Louise. Granny Nancy will be so proud of her beautiful granddaughter and with a heart of gold 💛

It's be a great pleasure knowing you and Facebook family It's a year now since my sister passing l know what you are going through with grief as they say it gets easier 💙

Happy new year for 2023

All the best Rose 🌹 ❤️

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Marian Edmunds's avatar

Lou, can’t wait to see what you do in 2023. It’s been brilliant witnessing you in 2022 and we’d not even met at the beginning of this year.

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Love you lots Marian x and please god I can have a good 2023....so lucky I found you in 2022..Heres to an exciting 2023 for us both x

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Eileen McGovern's avatar

WOW! Such a beautiful letter from LoU to LoU! Congratulations on another wonderful piece of writing from your heart 💕🙏

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Thank you so much Eileen for such amazing support...I don't know how I found you, Pauline and Martina..Gran has been so good to me bringing all you wonderful friends into my life. Thank YOU for everything. you are the best and don't forget 'I love you lots' xxxx

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Andrea Dowdall's avatar

Love to you Lou, your stories are very heartfelt and touch us all, you are an inspiration to us all. We believe in you 💕

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Thank you so much Andrea for your support, kindness and support always to me...it means so much. Loved spending my time with ye at the market...such great memories...You are an inspiration to me too. thanks so much for believing in me xxx

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Pauline Mcgreal's avatar

Powerful.

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Thanks so much for your support always Pauline xx

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Eileen Caplice's avatar

Wow, what a great read and so well written from the heart, there should be more of you in the world Lou, it would certainly be a better place. Wishing you and your family the very best of health and happiness for 2023 . Keep looking up.

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Louise Coghlan's avatar

Thank you so much Eileen for your beautiful words. I really appreciate your support and kindness. Sending all the love back to you and a very happy 2023 to you & your family xxx

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Joy Marie Driscoll's avatar

Dearest Lou

You and Granny got me through lockdown across the pond. I prayed those beads, watched the Masses but most of all found Family in your cottage of LOVE. Words can never express how I looked forward to ever moment I got to share with you two. 💖🙏💖xxx

Now I see the blessing that has come out of your Loving and wish you every success... You are a Writer!!!!

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Dolores McKenna's avatar

I can’t help listening to this sub stack over and over again throughout the day in awe of its content!! I’m so overjoyed for you Louise that you have been able to reflect on this past year realising how far you have come. With a heavy heart, you have been virtually on a rollercoaster of emotions, turned your life upside down on this journey to fulfil a promise. Granny Nancy has proof read every page and acknowledged sending rainbows and lovely butterflies, you Lou have accepted the challenge and encouraged those you’ve communicated with to share this adventure too. With all your encouragement , empathy and pure Love in your heart for all your listeners to help them to be able to move forward and keep looking up through life’s difficulties is such a life changing blessing and comfort. Did I tell you lately that I love you? Dolores 🌈🦋🐞🪶🕯☘️💚

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Adeline Laird's avatar

Beautiful letter to lou from lou straight from the heart . What a year you had from rough start to amazing finish . For someone to write there's first book in nine months, what achievement so never forget you are a writer. Best wishes to you and mum for 2023 xx 😘

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Douglas Blom's avatar

Reading this post reminded me of a quote by Gandhi that I used in my latest newsletter. Lou you epitomize his words, "Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny." Here is my new poem I wrote for my latest titled "Hope in My Heart"

Life after death is a great debate,

Embracing hope while I contemplate,

Living my life with truth as I face,

Many ups and downs that I cannot erase.

I desire to end my travels with faith,

I strive to pass through the pearly gate,

I hope to arrive at the blessed place,

I try to live life with God's grace.

I embrace the challenges that come my way,

I find courage to overcome them each day,

I perceive the strength that I will be okay,

I seek out God's will to trust and obey.

Allow me to live a meaningful life,

Guide me through my trials and strife,

Give me faith so that my doubts decrease,

Fill my life with love and peace.

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Tracy O’Brien's avatar

you look so cute in your confirmation photo. I am looking forward to walking through 2023 with you beside me my friend. Keep looking up xx

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