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I took this photo yesterday at Carrigaline, Co.Cork
After weeks of dry and mild weather, the first heavy frosts of the winter have arrived.
(The photos on 2u.ie are updated daily)
On This Day
On November 21st 1976 the famous film “Rocky” starring Sylvester Stallone made its premiere
On November 21st 2017 Robert Mugabe resigned as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe after 37 years in leadership, as impeachment proceedings were begun against him
Birthday’s Today
Bjork (Pop Singer) is 58
Goldie Hawn (Actress) is 78
Saint For Today
Saint for November 21st is the Presentation of Mary. It is a feast day to remind us on the importance of giving thanks to God for a blessing received. Mary as the mother of Jesus, was someone who brought so many blessings into his life as he grew up.
Today November 20th is World Hello Day. This might seem very obvious but we are encouraged to greet as many as we can today with a friendly smile or a friendly word of Hi or Hello. It is about putting the spotlight on how important simple communication is in our daily lives.
Interesting Quote For Today
“I have great respect for the past. If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going. I have respect for the past, but I’m a person of the moment. I’m here, and I do my best to be completely centered at the place I’m at, then I go forward to the next place.” ~Maya Angelou
Did You Know
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older!
My Latest Video 🎥
I am resharing this video until I get my new video up by Friday
The video below I had up last week and it is called ‘Always drawn to God’s Light.’ If you would like to see a selection of my other videos on Youtube you can click this link here. https://www.youtube.com/@JamesMcSweeneyFr/videos
Spiritual Thought For The Week
(The Spiritual Thought For The Week is updated each Monday)
‘Love is a maze, life is a riddle and I’m just a bit caught in the middle.’ ~Author Unknown
Abraham Lincoln, a noted storyteller, recalled that there was a farmer who had a very large tree that grew beside his house. It was a majestic looking tree and apparently perfect in every part, tall, straight and of immense size. One morning, while at work in his garden, the farmer saw a squirrel run up the tree into a hole and he wondered if the tree might be hollow.
What was he to do now? If he cut it down, it could do great damage with its great length and enormous spreading branches. If he let it remain, his family would be in constant danger. In a storm it might fall or the wind might blow it down onto his home and the children would be crushed by it. What should he do? As he turned away, he said sadly: ‘I wish I had never seen that squirrel?’
There are times in our own lives when we too feel caught in the middle. We’re not sure what to do next and sometimes regret how we got dragged there in the first place. But even in that place that we call the middle, we have to make a decision. We might be pulled in both directions, but a decision will have to be made.
