Photo was taken last week in Griffins Gardening Centre, Dripsey, Co.Cork (Irl)

There are lots of Christmas displays in Griffins at the moment and all add up to a superb Christmas atmosphere. Well done everyone for the great effort!

Thought on Thursday – December – 20/12/2012

‘One of the greatest mysteries in life is the mystery of time. Everything that happens to us happens in and through time. Time is the force that brings every new experience to the door of your heart.’ ~John O’Donoghue

We’re all very much aware how time goes by so quickly. It’s hard to believe that we are only a few days away from Christmas Day. The coming days tend to be quite busy for everyone. Much of our time and what happens within it is outside our control. But much of it is also within our sights too particularly what is happening in the present moment. Nothing is as far away as one minute ago. Nothing is as close as right now. The remaining days of Advent remind us how God journeys with us in the right now. Nothing else matters. The right now is a massive collection of joys, sorrows, pain, happiness, struggles, hopes, fears, weakness, fun, relaxation, anger, freedom, disappointments and so on. We’re in there somewhere and so is God.