The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary 317
Good morning everyone and welcome once more to Ballinwillin House Farm, gardens and RetrEat centre on day 27 of our latest lock down. This morning the neighbourhood is cold with the winter freeze but soon we will experience the death of winter and the birth of spring, but also this morning in Ballinwillin we mourn the death and passing of Joe Mulcahy our neighbour, a legend in the music business and a founding member of the famous Maurice Mulcahy Band. A band that gave huge enjoyment to thousands of people worldwide. This morning our prayers are with his family, friends and neighbours. Now destiny calls Joe to a place of music where his trumpet will sound again for all our spiritual enjoyment, where his heart will always remain generous, all heavenly doors will open to his musical light as you now quietly befriend your death and you have no need to fear. You are among your own orchestra in the big band with your pure white suit you are now equal to your destiny and nearer to Earths heart. Rest in peace Joe. Continue to pray, bless and power healing to all who need it and wear your smile.
The Mindful Farmer
Patrick
The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 100
I initially started doing Facebook lives on a weekly basis but when lockdown was announced I decided I would do one every day to record what was happening on the farm and gardens and what was going on in my mind and family circumstances, initially we as a family and a team were in absolute turmoil with our business shut down and no income and no visible income initially but we didn’t sit down and do nothing
Good morning everyone and welcome once more to Ballinwillin Farm and gardens. Today is really a milestone in Covid19’s history. I initially started doing Facebook lives on a weekly basis but when lockdown was announced I decided I would do one every day to record what was happening on the farm and gardens and what was going on in my mind and family circumstances, initially we as a family and a team were in absolute turmoil with our business shut down and no income and no visible income initially but we didn’t sit down and do nothing. After about 40 days planning we organised to get set up with Neighbour Food markets and slowly but surely we began to do business again, nothing major but enough for survival until this pandemic ends. The big learning curve here was that everyone was in much the same situation and if not for the support of family and the team we would not have survived. So I am forever grateful to all concerned but most importantly it was a time for “big decisions”. We all know now that this came out of nowhere. We all know now that again and again we cannot predict what life may bring to us, the time of mind is hard to read. We still don’t know what form this pandemic will finally take but we must have the courage to walk out again into the unknown and trust again that our new found life will be richer and that we will lose nothing but what has already died. Perhaps the old life had lost some of its soul or the old life where once we belonged calls nothing alive in us anymore. We must come alive now and live to the full in our new world with prayers, blessings and healings and ask ourselves “are we going to be the better people now”
Continue to wear that smile.
The Mindful Farmer
Patrick