The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 769

Good morning everyone and welcome once more to Ballinwillin House Farm, Gardens and RetrEat centre. When I look around the garden this morning what do I see? Well, to really see something we must look at it carefully and for a long time. To say I have seen a beautiful plant or forest is not enough. We must be the thing that we see. Get really close to the tree, the beautiful rhododendron Elizabeth, the azalea blue tit. We must look at its deep and beautiful leaves, its colourful, scented petals. Inhale its fragrance and feel its goodness right into your body. This now is a special moment. I am at one with this plant now and in the now. It is like giving someone your full attention. It is the time to enter the small silences between the leaves, the buds, blossoms and flowers. It is the time to touch and feel their peace and presence that they offer up to us. It is a time, a day to be in love with nature and not be asleep. There will be time enough for sleeping. Continue to pray, bless, power healing, peace and hope to all who need it and wear your Sunday best smile.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick