Photo was taken at Mount Usher Gardens, Ashford, Co.Wicklow (Irl)

The river Vartry runs through Mount Usher Gardens. Using a slower shutter speed our photo today captures the beauty of the many little waterfalls that run through the garden.

Thought on Saturday – May – 07/05/2011

‘Meister Eckhart said that the spiritual life has more to do with subtraction than with addition. But in the capitalistic West, we keep climbing higher up the ladder of spiritual success, and we’ve turned the Gospel into a matter of addition instead of subtraction. All we need to do is get ourselves out of the way!’ ~Richard Rohr

All great spirituality, in any religion has at its heart some form of letting go. When we do this we are free to become the person we really want to be. When we don’t let go, our lives get cluttered with all sorts of tasks, worries, things to do and stress. When we’re in this place we’re always planning the next minute, planning tomorrow, next week and seldom appreciate the beauty of this present moment. But when there’s a lot of clutter in our lives, spirituality will always take second place. The emphasis has so often been on attending services, earning God’s favour and clocking up spiritual points. But everything that God has given to us has been given freely and abundantly. We don’t have to earn it. Everyday should be a celebration of God’s blessings around us. Today is a great day to begin.