Photo was taken last night at Col√°iste Choilm, Ballincollig, Co.Cork (Irl)

Amy O’Sullivan as Alex in the musical ‘Flashdance’ which is running all this week in Col√°iste Choilm.

Thought on Tuesday – December – 03/12/2013

‘Our spiritual life does not set us apart as special. We take each day as it comes. Our spiritual journey rarely has landmark events or ground-breaking experiences. The insights we receive seem rather mundane, simple and commonsense.’ ~Carolyn Humphreys

These coming weeks leading up to Christmas can be active and busy. There are lots of events and activities taking place. Some are energy sapping while others are completely energising. Advent focuses on what gives us energy and what helps us put the real focus on what Christmas is all about. What gives us energy these weeks will often seem mundane, simple, down to earth and certainly will not make headline news. And that’s ok.

If we have high expectations and hoping for a perfect Christmas, then we are in for a big disappointment. It rarely happens. But if we can take each day as it comes. If we can embrace the ups and downs of each day, embrace its challenges and setbacks, embrace its energising moments and down to earth moments, then we are in a very good place. What are your expectations and hopes for the coming weeks of Advent? Are they unrealistically too high? Or are they at a much more relaxed and sensible level within our reach? Only we can answer that one for ourselves.