If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.
Lao Tzu, alive around 600 BC in China.

We booked the tickets months ago and never realised that the three concerts were all taking place within a week.

The fabulous Lankum a week ago on Saturday in Kilmainham. Wednesday it was The Killers in The Point, also known as the 3Arena. Last night it was The Coronas in the tent in Fairview. This is not bad. Not bad at all.

For Pádraig, it was the Lankum gig that was one, if not the best night out since his accident. The stage was on fire, the weather was great, the music was magic, and tons of his friends were there to join him having a brilliant time – totally unplanned and as it should be, moving together, sharing the experience of a wonderful open air concert on a summer’s night. He kept smiling the whole evening and, probably, the whole night.

Pure happiness.

Yesterday was the annual An Saol BBQ. If I am not mistaken, it was the third one – and it never ever rained. Each year, we are wondering what to do should the heavens open. And each year, it turned out to be a good, dry early afternoon.

There were about 60 clients, staff, family, and friends enjoying the food, drinks, live singing by the great Maeve & Stephen, and each other’s company.

We could all be depressed about what happened to our family members. We could all be anxious about what might happen to them, or to us, in the future.

This is the present. This is where we are. We’d rather live. In the presence. We’d rather laugh and eat. Listen to music. Join in to a song. Be at peace. Be happy.