The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 192
Good morning everyone and welcome once more to Ballinwillin House Farm and gardens on this beautiful September morning and day 87 out of lock down. Well, over the years we have seen many beautiful and amazing experiences on the farm and gardens, from a young deer calf being born to a mother goat giving birth to 3 kids and baby wild boar dancing around the fields to a pheasant resting on the antlers of a red deer stag while he slept and many more but today it was something very different. A beautiful white dove waiting in the yard for us this morning and welcoming us as she held her beautiful, silken head sideways and almost telling us “well it’s time you showed up”. The experience of a dove is very rare and in all my years I haven’t seen such a sight. It symbolises grace, beauty and peace and here she has to be addressing Elaine and Aoife. It also symbolises innocence and femininity but most importantly seeing a dove means you must help others in whatever way you can and always use love and peace in all your interactions. On earth they are intimately aware of their environment and demonstrate a highly developed sense of presence. They are regarded as spiritual messengers and import an inner peace that helps us go about our lives with peace, calm and purpose. What a wonderful example for us all to follow and practise. Let us all embrace the message our Ballinwillin dove has sent to us and pray, bless and heal each other and wear your beautiful smile.
The Mindful Farmer
Patrick