The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 158

Good morning to you and welcome to Ballinwillin House Farm and gardens on a stormy, wet morning after a ragingly stormy night and day 53 out of lock down. This morning as we walked the fields checking on fences, trees and animal wellbeing after a torrid night I could not but think of all unrest we have at the moment, Covid controlling our people, storms terrifying our people, all culminating in a state of serious upset for our nation and people, their physical health and mental health. When a storm rages and I as a farmer have to be out there to monitor all the possible problems and damages and we have had many serious storms over the last few years – this was the most severe. I see the world in an entirely different picture. How temporary everything is, how fragile we can be. It always opens a window of another dimension and in the eye of the raging storm there is always excitement and I cannot explain it in a specific way but it is surely a glimpse of the divine and powerful energy of God. It also tells me that if we are not happy in our lives and not living in the beauty and peace of the now we will always have disturbances in our soul. We need to pray more for peace and health and calm in our country and continue to send healing to each other and blessings. We are not doing enough. Wear that smile.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick