I took this photo at 8a.m about 10km from Millstreet, Co.Cork in a place known locally as the Top of Togher on the side of Mushera mountain. A snow shower added some lovely colour to the photo.
On This Day
On February 23rd 2019 Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi scored the 50th hat-trick of his career, as Barcelona beat Sevilla
On February 23rd 2021 Tiger Woods the wold famous golfer, was involved in a serious car crash driving south of Los Angeles
Birthday’s Today
Carlos Casimiro (Football Player with Real Madrid) is 32
Emily Blunt (Actress) is 41
Saint For Today:
Saint Polycarp. St Polycarp. He was martyred on February 23rd of the year 155 at the age of 86 and is one of the Christian authors who lived between the 1st and 2nd centuries and who had close ties with the Apostles.
Significance Of Today
This week is the real start of Lent! It is easy to be enthusiastic on Ash Wednesday and the few days that follow. But not the journey begins. Everyone is invited to embrace the Lenten journey in their own unique way. It is often the small things that make the biggest difference.
Interesting Quote for Today
“You have succeeded in life – when all you really want is only what you really need.” ~Vernon Howard
Did You Know
Elephants are the only mammal that cannot jump. This probably makes sense as African elephants are the largest of all land animals, adult males weighing up to 6,300 kg ( 7 tons) or (14,000 lb).
Video For This Week🎥
I have posted a new video and it is called ‘Lent and New Beginnings’
Thought For The Week
I have lovely displays of daffodils in my garden at the moment, many of them in pots and window boxes. I also share a photograph of some of the daffodils. They are rich and lush with beautiful yellow colours. I am sometimes asked how I get such a spread. This is what I do, and I do it faithfully every year. Once they have flowered, I give them plenty of Gee Up which you can get in any good gardening centre. And what is Gee Up? It is simply horse manure!!
Over the following weeks after they have flowered the ‘Gee Up’ nourishes the bulbs below allowing them to regenerate and store energy for the following spring. Because they have regenerated, the colours are fabulous.
I like to think that Lent is a bit like ‘Gee Up’. It nourishes and slowly releases all its goodness, not just in one day but over many weeks. Lent is not a one or a two-day event. It is for many days over six weeks. It is a journey, done slowly and patiently. Instead of trying to do everything, it is good to do the small things and do them well.
Lent is nourishing your spirit. Lent is not about shouting from the rooftop what you are doing, but doing it quietly, gently and slowly. Lent like ‘Gee Up’ works wonders.
It is a slow release of goodness and of love and of blessings. I hope this is your experience of Lent too this year.
The Thought For The Week is updated each Monday
