A Mindful Space
I'm currently a church warden in St. Fachtna's Cathedral , Rosscarbery . It's a small role I've taken on this year for the third in a row. While I may be of some use ensuring everything is ready for Sunday morning at 11:30, let me assure you that I do it for very selfish reasons. Let me explain:- There are so many of these 'mindfulness' courses that people flock to attend, I'm in awe. In awe, because every Sunday, I'm in the Cathedral for perhaps 45 minutes before the service. The preparation doesn't take that long, so why am I there? This is my selfish time. I stop. I sit for anywhere between 10 and 15 minutes. I sit at the back of the church and I don't have a book or a screen in front of me. I just sit and look:- St. Fachtna's Cathedral, Rosscarbery at the walls - built to last with a little care from ensuing generations; the stained glass window on my right (there is another in the transept); the stained glass windows th