Photo was taken last night at 11pm at Aubane, Millstreet, Co.Cork (Irl)

There was a full moon casting plenty of light last night with the outline of Mushera mountain in the background. Hopefully the new moon that will follow will trigger some dry weather and sunshine. Ireland hasn’t seen much sunshine in recent months and weeks.

Thought on Wednesday – July – 04/07/2012

A story called ‘Never Give Up’

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping and never to give up! Shake it off and take a step up.