The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 56

Good morning everyone and welcome once again to Balllinwillin House Farm. As usual on a restful Sunday morning I will take you on the garden tour so relax and settle in for the next few minutes and try and give yourself more time today to be yourself. Today I am going to talk to you about mindfulness and how I began practising mindfulness and meditation as a child and recovering from a very serious and suspected brain injury. Thankfully all went well and I slowly recovered but there was a lot of trauma in that recovery, fear, worry and above all being beaten and bullied in school because I was seen to be different headgear and a helmet for approximately 12 months. How I dealt with it by meditating on the farm by the river under trees and by dreaming and praying and with the help of a very loving mother and father and work on the land and dreaming about the future, my future, as a farmer albeit in an arcutious route. Sometimes when you are very young love might not be enough and without work ethic, skill, knowledge, it can be a hindrance. Sometimes people can be deeply wounded for various reasons by violence, abuse, depression and many other issues and may need professional help. In my situation o was lucky. I relied on prayer, love and dreams. The reason I am explaining my situation is that it may help people out there and sometimes people don’t have the adequate resources or channels and may need professional help to deal with the messages that spring through their minds on a daily basis. My point here is that it is an essential part of caring to be able to recognise when outside help is need. So, be mindful and watchful of people around you who are near and dear to you, friends, aquaintences, be prepared to help people especially in light of the darkness into light situation. When we  meditate we help our mental well being and it leads us into being mindful which is an all day, every day state of mind. So today, I ask for you to search for peace, joy and love and if you are not finding it immediately, pray for it and it will come.  Have a lovely Sunday.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick

The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 36

6 days of lockdown on the farm due to Covid 19. The start of another week and we will approach it with confidence. Yesterday was a very relaxing day for us all. We all walked the fields in the afternoon at different times. It was great to see the grandchildren playing in the fields just like little lambs or baby goats or baby wild boar dancing around. Then in the evening time we had a beautiful venison steak dinner washed down with a nice bottle of Canernet Franc names Clos De John Patrick from our cellar in Hungary. It was a very lovely way to finish off a pleasant day. My love of food and wine is a perfect balance for my life here at Ballinwillin House. It is a long way from growing up in West Limerick to owning a vineyard in Hungary under the Chateau Mulcahy brand. I have been very lucky in life and I am very grateful for that and that is why I practice the Gratitude Meditation a lot. I would like to think that I am always awake to the wonders of life and when I meditate all intentions and worries stop. It is a time where I can set my heart free to the field of dreams, my dreams. We can and should all dream. I can see what the gifts of years have given me and my family, things your efforts could never earn and very importantly in this pandemic, the health to enjoy who you want to be. It often feels like a mind to mirror mystery.

Continue to be safe. Pray, bless and  mind each other. Breathe in power and energy for the week ahead. I feel we are on our way.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick