The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 1123

Good morning everyone and welcome once more to Ballinwillin House Farm, Gardens and RetrEat centre. Last evening I was watching some of the news from Joe Biden's trip to Ireland, the one in Dundalk I am referring to. In his speech he made some very profound statements. One that I picked up on was that "hope builds nations". I felt very proud as my recent book was based on hope and hope in a time of crisis and we survived but not without much pain and sacrifice. His next remark was what he said about his dad, that every time when he was leaving his home his dad would say "keep the faith Joey" and his mam would shout out "no Joey, spread it!" Some wonderful bits from his speech. I refer to hope and faith a lot in my everyday life and in my RetrEats and one of my favourite quotes is "faith is too precious a possession of a gift to be sacrificed in order to purchase knowledge." God bless America and its president for sparking some very special memories for me. So, keep the faith and spread the faith. It's not just me saying it - I'm quoting the president of America. God bless all and wear your Thursday smile.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick