The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 187

Good morning everyone and welcome once more to Ballinwillin House Farm and gardens on another beautiful September morning on day 82 out of lock down. When working the fields this morning after a beautiful gratitude meditation the following thoughts came into my mind:- what would our world be like if the animals in this world were as competitive as the humans? Our deer, wild boar and goats would kill each other to get the best and choice grass and herbage birds would destroy each others nests, bees would kill each other to get nectar and the more honey they made the more honour they would receive. Yes of course animals and birds compete but they compete to survive. They don’t compete to compete, they don’t survive to compete they just live their lives each day without the need to win or loose. Wouldn’t it be a wonderful world if we could live our lives by sharing rather than competing and if we didn’t have to constantly measure our success by the failures of others and by doing so go our own roads at our own pace and and choose what is mindfully right for us. What use are mirrors in the city of the blind? Continue with the prayers, continue to send blessings and healing to each other. Be mindful. Be caring. Be in the now and wear your September smile.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick