Photo was taken at Altamount, Millstreet, Co.Cork (Irl)

It is one of the most popular flowers during spring. More in our Thought For Today below

Thought on Thursday – April – 18/04/2013

‘I think if I were given the choice of having just one flower in my
garden, I would choose the daffodil for it is the daffodil more than
any other that encapsulates all the wonder and joy of spring.’ ~Patrick O’Sullivan

Normally the month of March belongs to the daffodil but extended cold weather has meant that the daffodil can still be found in many of our gardens this month. It is a stunning beautiful flower that powerfully reminds us that spring is here or maybe more accurately nearly here. But we do think of the daffodil as commonplace and ordinary. We see
them in so many gardens and in so many places that we simply take them for granted. This is indeed a great pity. Even when the weather is stacked against them they patiently wait and often put up with many setbacks.

They have a lot to say to us spiritually as well. There are many moments of every day that are significant. They might not make the headlines but they are significant to call them special. Like the daffodil we sometimes view them as common and ordinary. But these moments are the energy of life and the energy that make up every day. Without them our day would be dull, lifeless and almost pointless. Our belief is that it is God who generates these significant moments. They
are always surrounded in love. We do take them for granted. Maybe we need to appreciate them much more and to know that we don’t have to search too far to find them.