A Creative Mind

Being Creative is a wonderful way to express ourselves and experience the Joy of having a creative mind.

There are so many ways in which we can be creative and it's important for us to discover the way that draws us and fills us with passion and life!

For myself, I love Creative Writing and all the different ways that one can express oneself.

I like to write Plays and Stories with humour and meaning, developing characters that can express life in modern settings and even move readers to laughter and tears.

One of my brothers loves to write Poetry and has a natural flair for so doing, and enjoys the work involved in giving time to writing.

I would encourage people to put pen to paper and allow their 'inner-child' to tell a tale and in so doing be moved by whatever comes to mind.

The beauty of Creative Writing is found in each present moment. 

Perhaps tomorrow we will find ourselves being inspired in a totally different way.  What an adventure this can be.

Let's surprise ourselves, being in the flow of inspiration and the wonderful Joy that follows.

Joyful, yet sad...

Last night I attended the celebration of Mass in Wicklow Gaol.

A nice crowd of people came and we were entertained with lovely, prayerful  music.

The purpose of the Mass was to help us remember all the poor souls who spent time in the Gaol and perhaps even died there, so many years ago.

One old lady was ninety years old and it was recorded that she had failed to pay her tax.  Perhaps, whole families lived there and young children, begging or stealing food because they were hungry.  

Hard to believe nowadays that people died of hunger and yet on my visit to Dublin the day before, I witnessed a young girl with a sign 'I'm hungry. Please help me.'  

The Gaol is a sad place and yet there was somehow an atmosphere of Joy.

In the spiritual world we learn to know that there are many Holy Souls who would love us to pray for them and they can play a part in our lives too. 

Little Things mean a lot...

Sometimes, little things become big things, at least in our minds and suddenly,  life become difficult and we are no longer happy.

Perhaps it's only acute awareness of what matters most that will protect us from taking ourselves and life in general too seriously.

When difficulties come along as they will, we find ourselves challenged, that's a good time to reflect for a moment and count our blessings.

If we can make a habit of counting our blessings, then we become able to cope with all that comes our way.

It's a good game to play with ourselves and reflect on how we respond to the many invitations we receive.

Minimize the hurts and Magnify the blessings we receive each day, then truly 

Little things will mean a lot!

Veronica at RDS SHOW!

Eager to Love...

For all who believe in Creation, we know we are created to love and be guided through life by Love.

Believing this, does not necessarily prompt us to love.

Of course, we all want to love and be loved and this spiritual longing within us is also a very natural feeling.  It insures that we are open to love / open to others and open to becoming a loving person.

Perhaps our best encouragement comes from our desire to be happy and also to make others happy.

What better environment can we be in than one where we are surrounded by positive, smiling faces.  Then love comes easily.

However, this is not always the case.  We can experience times in our lives where even smiling can be difficult. Life becomes a big challenge and we may not have answers to our difficulties.

What can we do?

The answer is a simple one, Put Love First!

Whatever the cost, be eager and willing to love.

Develop this awareness of needing to love and become eager to love.

They say God loves a good trier and so does the world at large.

Be eager to love and step by step, watch all problems disappear.