An Irish Blessing
As I sat drinking my coffee out of a beautiful mug from Ireland this morning, I was listening to traditional Irish music and reminiscing. My mom had a little plaque with an Irish Blessing on it. Part of the blessing reads, "may the wind be always at your back". Over the years as my mom and I have revisited precious memories, she told me about the time she walked into the dining room and found Chris standing in front of a cabinet where this plaque was nestled among the other items. "What are you doing Chris?", she asked. He was reading the Irish Blessing and contemplating its message. He told my mom, "you always want the wind at your back". In true mom-style, she followed with, "if you like the plaque, Chris, take it". I read somewhere recently the wind is the earth breathing. I loved this. Chris was right. It's so much easier when you have the support of Mother Nature. However, when I think of the times I have struggled to move forward in th...