The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 242

Good morning everyone and welcome once again to Ballinwillin House Farm, gardens and RetrEat centre on day 22 of our new lock down. I like Thursdays for the very simple reason, among many others, that I look forward to reading The Farmers Journal, a weekly edition of rural and farming affairs nationwide. It gives me a glance of many issues affecting farming families and I read it from cover to cover every Thursday evening and it is the only paper I purchase regularly. Why? Because it reminds me of my roots, my farming roots and the principles are always the same – look after the basics and you will be fine and by the basics I mean your loved ones, your family, your friends, your loved ones both near and far and even in the distance. Loyalty is a great gift. It is to be treasured and I believe that is the reason as a farmer I love and live by the above mentioned. I was asked recently on a zoom conference what is the key to happiness? I responded immediately – it is at your feet and all around you, it is never in the distance or false. So for today concentrate on all that is near you. It will lead you on a road to great happiness which can be greatly misunderstood by so many. So today, pray for happiness, yours, mine, the country and continue to bless and send healing to each other and wear your beautiful smile.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick