The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 656

Good morning everyone and welcome once more to Ballinwillin House Farm, gardens and RetrEat centre and welcome to a new years eve. As the year draws to a close I give thanks for the year that has passed. I give thanks for the gifts it has brought us as neither time nor tide can touch them. It brought many surprises from the forgotten corners of the old fields of the mind and many pierced every sore with salt. There were dark days that dimmed my confidence, days when the beloved faces of my family shone brighter, many a buried tear was loosened. We give thanks for what we have learned during the year, for whom we have loved, mourned for those wonderful friends we have lost. Deep down we realise that each year is a holy experience and that somewhere in us a dignity presides that is greater than the smallness from outside that finds fear and farce and we look forward and pray for the new year 2022 where wisdom, soul, happiness and health will be one. Happy new year to you all out there continue to pray, bless, power healing and peace to all who need it and wear your smile every day.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick