Photo was taken on Bere Island, West Cork (Irl)

Summer may have peaked but there is still lots of colour in gardens and much of it to be found growing in the wild as nature intended.

Thought on Thursday – August – 11/08/2011

This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.’ ~Psalm 118:24

A good day doesn’t just happen. It requires first of all from us commitment, openness and good intention. If we sit back and hope that today will be good then we will surely be disappointed. Equally no matter how good our intentions may be the unexpected can often put our best plans to rest. But there is a world of experience and wisdom to suggest that we can have a strong influence on what happens in any given day. No matter what comes our way we have a choice in how we respond. We can be fearful, pessimistic and dismissive or we can be positive, courageous and hopeful. Some may say why bother trying to be positive and upbeat when there is so much negativity around? But negativity tends to attract all sorts of other negativity around us. That’s why the Christian message is upbeat and positive. In the middle of darkness and negativity we need light, hope and a sense of positive. Today may be very ordinary, it is far from perfect but it’s the only day we can really work with and make the most of.