Photo was taken near Crookhaven, West Cork (Irl)

Some windy weather created some big waves recently near Crookhaven

On This Day

On January 25th 1924 the first Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, France
On January 25th 1959 Pope John 23rd announced the beginning of the Second Vatican Council, as a means of spiritual renewal for the church

Birthday’s Today

Alicia Keys (Singer) is 41
Princess Charlene of Monaco is 44

Interesting Quote for Today

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” ~Benjamin Franklin

Saint For Today: Conversion of St Paul – Today’s feastday is a reminder that we can still get back on track with some positive change in our lives. Today is a reminder that impossible and unlikely events can and still do happen.

Significane of today A month has gone by so quickly since Christmas Day. St Paul may have done a big conversion but it is the small positive changes that we make in our lives, that make the biggest difference.

Did You Know: Tomatoes and Avocados are fruits and not vegetables as some people think!

My latest video is called ‘There is GREAT strength when we support each other’
https://youtu.be/48CxZcYtplU (Just copy and paste and it will play. Thanks)

Thought on Tuesday – January – 25/01/2022

Thought For The Week (Updated each Monday morning)

‘There is nothing so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.’ ~ Saint Francis de Sales

There is great strength when we support each other. On our own we can sometimes struggle and be isolated. But once we allow others to support us, especially with love and kindness, we become incredibly strong. We find great strength when we support each other during difficult and challenging times. This has been the glue that held us all together during the past two years of Covid. We all can now look forward to so much freedom with the lifting of restrictions. (at least in Ireland anyway)

I like to explain this idea with a bundle of sticks especially to young people. If you take one stick it is very easy to break it. But when you put a few of them together and try and break them it is next to impossible. They become super strong and again remind us that there is great strength when we support each other.

So how do we support each other? You can do so by extending love and kindness to someone who needs it. You can pray for them. You can encourage them. You can tell them quite simply that you don’t have all the answers but that you are willing to walk with them during their difficult and challenging time.

This is all that really matters. You are giving someone else strength by simply being there for them. And you also have a choice. Do you remain just like the one stick? Or can you allow others to walk with you and beside you? One stick has now become a few. Again, great strength begins to happen when we support each other.

Next time you are out for a walk in the woods and you come across a few broken sticks under a tree. Pick them up. See how easy it is to break one. Put a few of them together and try and break them. It becomes nearly impossible.

Spiritually, we all need help too. We can’t do it on our own. As we journey through life we need the help of family and friends. A prayer moment might be: Loving God, thank you for being my helping hand and my support when I need it. Amen