Storm Isha was a big talking point yesterday. Sometimes it’s hard to understand why people take risks trying to get photos of big waves crashing in. This photo was taken at Salthill,  Galway, by Niall Carson

On This Day

On January 23rd 1978 Sweeden became the first country in the world to ban aerosol sprays, believed to be damaging to earth’s ozone layer.

On January 23rd 2020 China locked down the city of Wuhan and its 9 million people, in a belated but ultimately successful effort to control the city’s Covid 19 epidemic. The rest of the world still had no idea of the Covid storm that was also heading their way.

Birthdays Today

Arjen Robben (Soccer Player) is 40

Ella Rodriguez (Instagram Star) is 25

Saint For Today

The Saint for today Jan 23rd is Saint John the Almsgiver. He lived in Cyprus in the 7th century

Interesting Quote For Today

““Don’t mix bad words with your bad mood. You’ll have many opportunities to change a mood, but you’ll never get the opportunity to replace the words you spoke.” ~Author Unknown

Did You Know

Did you know that the Philippines consists of 7,641 islands. The Philippines is an archipelago, which means it’s made up of a group of islands, 7,641 to be exact!

Video For The Week🎥

The video for this week is called called ‘Let God’s love melt you’ (updated every Wednesday)

Thought For The Week

The weather over the past week or so has been so cold with lots of hard frosts. Even the lake all around Gougane Barra in West Cork, froze over during the week. It is not often that this happens and the last time it happened was back in 2010. The weather this weekend changes back to what we are used to, rain and milder weather.
As the ice melts away today with the arrival of mild weather, there is also a spiritual meaning too. We often talk about God’s love and the difference it makes spiritually. The invitation each day is to let the love of God melt away our fears, doubts, negativity and any worries we may be experiencing right now. Just gently allow God’s love to melt you. May you experience the peace and joy that comes from turning and opening to God’s love. Even the coldest parts of our lives can melt away when we turn to God’s love, healing, forgiveness and beautiful blessings.
Even if you are not religious, let something or someone melt the parts of your life that feel cold or frosty. The power of love is really strong and it certainly has the power to melt and transform in ways that go beyond words. That is why spiritually the love of God has got lots of significance and the invitation is to simply allow God’s love to melt you.

The Thought For The Week is updated each Monday