I took this photo yesterday morning in my garden at Carrigaline, Co.Cork with lots of blackcurrants ready for picking. So I picked as many as I could do before the rain moved in during the afternoon. Hopefully some nice jam will soon follow!

Thought For The Week

‘I fear waking up one morning and finding out my life was all for nothing. We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.’ ~Whoopie Goldberg

What a pity if it dawned on us, that our life was all for nothing and a waste of time. That has to be one of the saddest moments in life that any one of us can face. But life can slip us by so quickly. The pace of life is hectic and sometimes relentless. We are at times almost forced to keep up with it. Then one day we look in the mirror so to speak, we see uncertainty in our lives, we begin to question what we have achieved and we feel that everything has slipped us by.

But it is up to us to keep that possible one day firmly kept at a distance. Yes life can slip past us but there is no slip if we can treasure each day as a gift. Spiritually we say each day is a gift from God to us. Each day is about treasuring the small moments that always add up to something much more. Each day is about sharing some of our light with others. For someone else your light makes their dim light grow brighter. Sometimes you may not even be aware that this happens but it does.

These summer days are surely a time when we can pause to appreciate that life is a gift. It is a time to step aside from busyness and appreciate what we already have. Your life is worth celebrating and it is about treasuring its beauty that sometimes gets lost. As we gently move into the new month of July, may it be a time for you to relax, unwind and a time to celebrate you.

Thought for the Week is updated each Monday