The Mindful Farmers Daily Diary Day 946

Welcome once more to The Mindful Farmers thought for the day. What prompted me to write this today was hearing Ray Darcy talk about “the old man”, about letting him in or out as we age. I am heading fast for 70 years and as a farmer and living in nature and in peace I find this process happens naturally when you live by faith and less by sight. I believe in the power of blessings. Growing up in rural West Limerick blessings and prayer were at the forefront of our lives. We had a prayer for everything. We sprinkled Holy water on everyone who entered the home, we blessed and sprinkled Holy water on our animals and this weave of blessings was constant and healing. This was our mindfulness and the way we managed our mental health in the home, the parish and the community. This way of life was a constant recognition of being here and living a full and spiritual life. We did not see life, work or time as a routine. Irrespective of our beliefs or our religion we all belong to a deeper divine order and we should look on life as an act of creative service. In our so-called modern world we are all so busy it is ironic that we continue to spiritually live like prayers though our inheritance of spirit is so vast. I daily ask people to pray as they go about their lives and family routine. It is like any routine or fitness, the more you practice, the better and fitter you become and you develop a level of mindfulness through peace, prayer and happiness. It can be life changing. It is achievable through living our lives in nature with a shy beauty infused by blessings. These are the simple views of The Mindful Farmer and thanks to you and Michael Harding for the laughs along my peaceful drive to Connemara and as I sit in the carpark of the church in Barna.

The Mindful Farmer

Patrick