Do you live in your head or in your heart? And where do they take you? Home to Ireland or on journeys to special places in Tir Na Nog, the land of eternal youth? This came to my mind as we prepared to travel to the United States.
My son asked me if I could live anywhere I want where would it be? This is a question he has asked me for many years, and I have always answered, ‘I am living exactly where I want to live.’ This is in the peaceful and tranquil village of Naul in Dublin, Ireland, as opposed to living in my head, which is a little full, not so tranquil all the time, and, on occasion, I have been evicted. He then tells me I don’t understand. I am so glad I have teenagers, as I would never have known how little I know If they didn’t tell me.
I do, however, have a couple of secret spots in the garden and the house where I sit and collect my thoughts and let my mind wonder to far off places through the fairy door over the hills into a world where everything is in harmony and the world seems better, especially in Spring when all the Irish Fairies come out and make the garden a little brighter. I have always considered the Fairies to be the angels of spring, bringing in the light after the dark days of winter.
What’s your favorite time of year? Spring, summer, fall, or winter? Let me know. I’d love to hear from you.
Philip from O’Gowna