The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 216

Welcome once more to Ballinwillin House Farm, gardens and RetrEat centre on day 11 into our new lock down. Another beautiful morning here this morning and during meditation this morning my mind roved towards what I have here at Ballinwillin House and how I should appreciate it more and more. Often what is beautiful and at our feet and always around us we tend not to notice or appreciate enough. What did I see this morning on the farm? To start with, the dew laden grass, the different shapes in the sky, the garden leaves beginning to carpet the grass. Everywhere seemed to be speaking to me, the crisp morning air, the changing morning light, it all seemed like it was all created especially for me and a new window into another dimension of life was opened to me and it seemed that this experience would last forever, but it didn’t. It is now changing again and again just giving me a glimpse of the divine energy and presence of God. While this pandemic lasts I urge you all to live as much as you can outside and in nature and in the now. If we lack the desire to live outside we will lack the beauty in our lives and we will suffer similar disturbances in our soul. Continue to pray, bless and send healing to each other. Be careful. Be mindful and be who you are meant to be and wear your smile - it will warm your heart and the heart of others.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick