Photo was taken at Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí (Bantry Community College), Co.Cork (Irl)

Two students from our school entered a project in the BT Young Scientist Competition to prove that Mindfulness within a school setting significantly reduces stress levels.
The project was entered by Caoimhe Harrington and Liam Coakley.

Thought on Wednesday – January – 13/01/2016

Our Thought Today is by Catherine Clarke, Chaplain Portmarnock Community School

“I don’t know where I am going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring”. ~ David Bowie

This week the world mourns David Bowie, a famous rock star who has given a lot to the world with his music and talent. David Bowie was 69 years of age and has passed away following his battle with cancer over the past eighteen months. Today let us think of his words “I don’t know where I am going from here but I promise it won’t be boring”. None of us know where we are going and each day we need to be thankful for our health and the fact that we are alive, let us commit to making life interesting and exciting for ourselves and those around us. Let us pray for those who are undergoing treatment for cancer at this present time, our thoughts are with David Bowies family at this difficult time, May he rest in peace.

Thanks to Catherine for sending it on

‘Some people are like a wheelbarrow. They go no further than they are pushed.’ ~Author Unknown

Only we can honestly answer whether we fall into this category or not. Do we just do the bare essentials or are we willing to do the extra bit. In our gospels we are encouraged to go the extra mile, to go out of our way in making a difference to someone else and to seize the initiative when no one else will. This does not mean that we are pushed to levels that are uncomfortable or outside what we can do. But we encouraged to push further than what’s needed. It’s the extra little bit which can make an extraordinary difference to somebody else