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 32
This morning I am coming to you a little earlier for the following reason, each morning I meditate for a while in the garden to welcome each day and show gratitude for a new day, a new dawn and for you all to listen to the dawn chorus. I just listen and be still. I usually do this barefoot so that I have the perfect connection with earth and nature
Good morning everyone. The Mindful Farmer Patrick here. This morning I am coming to you a little earlier for the following reason, each morning I meditate for a while in the garden to welcome each day and show gratitude for a new day, a new dawn and for you all to listen to the dawn chorus. I just listen and be still. I usually do this barefoot so that I have the perfect connection with earth and nature and last night we were having a discussion here and Aoife made a very good point as she said “you know Patrick, you speak a lot about nature and being outside in nature and its lovely but what about the people who live an appartments or town houses and cant get out into nature?”. So with that in mind we are going to do the following:- when we have retreats here I was giving a present to the participants when they are departing and it is a sketch of the 3 gardens - The Mindfulness Gardens, The Meditation Garden and The Forgiveness Garden and the surrounding Thinking Path with its little messages pinned on to the mature trees and this is sketched inside a head. My point here is that when people leave the retreat they take this garden with them and when they are at home and they take a little time to meditate or say a prayer or whatever, this is their garden for the rest of their life and they can go there as often as they so wish. It is put in a lovely frame for them and signed by The Mindful Farmer. So today we are putting the gardens up on The Mindful Farmer Facebook page and then each day you can in your minds eye go into the garden from your home, or where ever you are. I hope this will help you in this difficult time. This will be your inner garden and it will help you be patient with yourself, it will help you develop an inner strength and to embrace the beautiful seeds of beauty that we all have within us. Sometimes, especially in the difficult times, there are dark corners in our lives which we try to ignore but in the sanctuary of our garden and our hearts we can make room for the transforming power of love to grow within us and radiate through us.
Continue to pray, bless and mind each other.
The Mindful Farmer
Patrick