I took this photo yesterday at lunchtime at Nohoval Cove, Nohoval, South Cork (Irl)
Storm Ashley stormed into Ireland and the UK with plenty of power yesterday. There were some very strong gusts of wind and Nohoval Cove was looking bleak but beautiful yesterday
On This Day
On October 20th 1973 the opening of the world famous Sydney Opera House took place by Queen Elizabeth II
On October 20th 2022 the UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her intention to resign, after 44 days in office, making her term shortest in the country’s history
Birthdays Today
Kamilla Harris (Vice President of the USA) is 60
Saint For Today
Today October 20th is the feast of Saint Irene
Significance of Today
Today October 20th is Information Overload Day. We are constantly getting endless information particularly through social media. We are simply saturated with information and we get so much that we feel down and drained. Information overload day invites us to simply put the phone down, turn off the computer and take a break. The best break from information overload is to go for a walk, to get outdoors and soak up the beauty of nature and creation.
Quote For Today
“An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” ~Henry David Thoreau
Did You Know
Did you know that walking 6,000 steps a day will help improve your health and walking 10,000 will help you lose weight.
My Latest Video 🎥
This is my latest video and it is called ‘Crows in Song – United Together’. A new video is posted here every Wednesday morning
The video below I had up last week and it is called – ‘A Circle Celebrates You’. 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
‘Come out of the circle of time and into the circle of love.’ ~Rumi
We are surrounded by circles but of course we take them for granted. Our universe and our planet earth rotate in circles. The sun and the moon are circular in shape. Our ancestors built beautiful monuments in circular shapes from Stonehenge to Newgrange. Whether it is a ring, a coin or an orange, circles are never too far from us.
A circle is safe, gentle and its beautiful shape lends to calmness, peacefulness, and relaxation. The circle stands for totality, the infinite, timelessness and God whose centre is everywhere. The circle will always represent our journeys from beginning to end.
While a circle may have no sides, don’t forget it has an inner side and an outer side. Our world puts the focus on externals and on the outer side. But it’s what is inside that is most important, especially love, kindness, peace and goodness. You have all these within you which means a circle is always a celebration of the beautiful you.
You are invited to step into God’s circle of love. It is a good place and a safe place. The beauty of a spiritual circle is that it’s easy to step in or step out. All of our Christian tradition and the stories of our ancestors would indicate that the best and safest place to be is within the circle, where there is always healing, growth and love.
Thought For The Week is updated each Monday
