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

It was the first Sunday of September last weekend and that also coincided with Fair Day in Millstreet as well. I took our photo today of the man with his donkeys, on his way home that evening after the fair and it looked to me as if there was no sale.

Thought on Friday – September – 06/09/2013

‘If you celebrate your uniqueness, the world will too. It believes exactly what you tell it – through the words you use to describe yourself, the actions you take to care for yourself and the choices you make to express yourself. Tell the world you are one of a kind creation, who came here to experience wonder and spread joy. Expect to be accommodated. ‘ ~Victoria Moran

It’s true we take a lot for granted. Our hearts beat an extraordinary 100,000 times a day. There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in our body. There are 100 million light sensitive cells on the retina of our eyes. Our brains can make thousands of calculations in a second while only using the same amount of power as a 10 watt bulb. We can distinguish over 4000 smells and we can see stars that are million of miles away. In the middle of all these interesting statistics we have our own unique finger print and DNA print. Scientists believe that human DNA carries about 25,000 protein-coding genes. Each gene may be thought of as a “recipe” you’d find in a cookbook. Some are recipes for creating physical features, like brown eyes or curly hair. Our bodies are truly extraordinary and yet we often trivialise much of what we do because we simply take so much for granted. Everything around us just doesn%u2019t happen. We are part of God’s tapestry, God’s unique masterpiece. What a shame if we take it all for granted.