The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 97

Good afternoon everyone and welcome once again to Ballinwillin House Farm and gardens on this blistering day at the foothills of the beautiful and wild Galtee mountains. Today I am coming to you because of many reasons but mainly in the morning I was delivering to the wonderful Neighbour Food markets and then some farming and now that most of my work for this day is done I am going to celebrate this evening the Summer Solstice. In my childhood days in West Limerick this was always a special time and much celebrated as it marks the midpoint of the year and the beginning of summer and the longest day of the year and my parents explained it was all about embracing the sun and its electrifying power. It was explained to us as we were all gathered round that “it was always a time for new beginnings” and by God do we need a new beginning now as our great little island is struggling to emerge from this pandemic. A new beginning, a time of renewal and a celebration of the sun whose power is needed for Mother Earth and for all of us to survive and thrive and survive we will! It should also remind us of the light that exists and shines within all of us. It is also a time for opening ourselves up to the light and letting it uplift and inspire us. What I recommend to all of you on this special day is to set your intentions for the year ahead, be very focused on the now, inhale the power of the sun, focus on your breath and meditate on these powerful moments and let the life force energy from the sun beam you up. Harness the power of this years Summer Solstice because we need it like we never did before and it wont let us down.

Continue to pray also and send blessings and healings to each other like never before and wear that smile.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick