I took this photo recently at Drishane, near Millstreet, Co.Cork
This robin stood out with great beauty amongst the thorns. Sometimes great beauty lies within. We may be slowing seeing this sometimes but inner beauty is always present within each one of us.
On This Day
On October 8th 1971 John Lennon released his world wide hit ‘Imagine’
On October 8th 2005 an earthquake killed at least 79,000 people, in Pakistan
On October 8th 2023 Israel formally declared war on Hama with increased airstrikes in Gaza
Significance of Today
Today is World Birth Registration Day. Every year on October 8th, the world marks International Birth Registration Day. It is a vital observance day aimed at ensuring every child’s right to a legal identity.
Birthdays Today
Bruno Mars (Pop Singer) is 39
Quote For Today
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. -Dr. Seuss
Did You Know
Did you know that there’s a planet that’s shaped like a potato? It’s about the same size as Pluto, the dwarf planet Haumea orbits the sun beyond Neptune and has rings that are similar to Jupiter. But what makes this object even more interesting is that it’s shaped like a potato!
My Latest Video 🎥
This is my latest video and it is a prayer to Our Guardian Angel – to mark the feast day of ‘Our Guardian Angel’ (Oct 2nd) A new video is uploaded every Wednesday💕
This was the video I had up last week and it is called – ‘Saying Goodbye To Our Swallows’. If you would like to see a selection of my other videos on Youtube you can click this link here. https://www.youtube.com/@JamesMcSweeneyFr/videos
Thought For The Week
Team means Together Everyone Achieves More!’ ~Author Unknown
Science has a great way of explaining different things to us. Some scientific results can be applied to life and sometimes with a spiritual message. At an agricultural event scientists gathered and watched one horse pull 3,000kgs and another 4,000 kgs. Together they would be expected to pull 7,000 kgs. However, when they were paired together and measured, the two horses were able to pull a total weight of 15,000kgs. This is impressive. Scientists call it the principle of synergy.
Synergy is explained as the interaction of two parts working together to create something better than either original component. To put it another way, more can be done through team effort than can be accomplished by each individual member. In order for the principle of synergy to work, there has to be teamwork.
We sense and know this. We know that when a team works together great things can happen. In sport there have been great comebacks even when the odds were stacked against them. It is not putting our effort down or saying our effort is not important. But when we can work with someone else, when we can share a worry or crisis with somebody, when we ask for advice or reach out in hope to someone else, the results are so much better.
In the Gospel of Luke we read how Jesus sent them out in pairs ahead of him, into every town and village that Jesus had planned to visit. This was not by chance or accidental. Jesus knew that working together works. It’s the same principle still working today. Who can you reach out to, to make it work better for you?
Thought For The Week is updated each Monday
