7 Good Minutes: Extra - The sacred is not...

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I'll give it a go if he ever takes those ear forms out Vaping is harmful to your child's health nicotine addiction can affect their concentration sleep and moods They're much more likely to smoke when they're older too So take a deep breath and talk to them today get the facts about vaping and nicotine visit hse.ie/vaping from the HSE When you make the choice to join a club That's when you feel it That support It's felt in your very core It brings teammates together on the pitch and the local community to the sidelines The ones who've seen it all one week and never seen anything like it the next That support And that's why AIB supports our gala games because we believe support gets you the life you're truly after AIB for the life you're after this christmas on sky you can turn a silent nice It is stoppage time to lice An old mince pie Into a stunning try And a winter chill into an alley pally thrill With over 50 Premier League games exclusive champions cup and URC rugby at all the darts turn your Christmas into a sportsmas to remember With sky sports and sports extra Merry sportsmas Clydeley Dennis here and today in our seven good minutes extra segment We're reflecting on this profound truth The sacred is not found in the absence of the ordinary but in the presence we bring to ordinary moments This insight completely transforms how we think about spirituality and sacred experience We often imagine that to touch the sacred we need to escape from our regular lives to go to special places To have extraordinary experiences to find perfect silence and solitude But what if the sacred has been hiding in plain sight all along woven through the fabric of our most ordinary moments Think about the moments in your life when you've felt most connected to something larger than yourself Yes, some of these might have happened in traditionally sacred spaces churches temples or beautiful natural settings But I'm willing to bet that many of them happened in surprisingly ordinary circumstances Holding a sleeping child watching the sunrise from your kitchen window feeling overwhelmed with gratitude while doing something as simple as washing dishes The sacred isn't a place or a time. It's a quality of attention a depth of presence that we can bring to any moment When we approach our ordinary activities with reverence with full awareness with an open heart We discover that the sacred has been there all along waiting for us to notice This is incredibly liberating because it means we don't have to wait for perfect conditions to experience the sacred We don't need to have our lives completely organized our schedules cleared or our meditation practice perfected We can touch the sacred right now in this moment exactly as we are exactly where we are The mother changing a diaper with full presence and love is engaged in sacred work The person stuck in traffic who chooses to use that time for gratitude and reflection is creating sacred space The worker who approaches their tasks with mindfulness and care is performing sacred service This doesn't mean we should abandon formal spiritual practices or stop seeking out beautiful, peaceful places These have their own value and power but it does mean we can stop waiting for the right conditions to begin living with sacred awareness Here's something to reflect on what ordinary moments in your life might be invitations to sacred presence How might your daily routines change if you approach them as opportunities for reverence and connection And here's your affirmation I recognize the sacred potential in every ordinary moment and bring my full presence to the gift of this life When we understand that the sacred is not separate from the ordinary but revealed through our presence to the ordinary We discover that we're already living in a temple Every breath is a prayer every moment is a miracle every ordinary day is shot through with the sacred Until next time I'm Clyde Lee Dennis and this has been seven good minutes extra I've been thinking we need to talk to the vet he might not listen to me But yeah, it's good a time as any Okay, I'll give it a go. The ever takes those ear forms out Vaping is harmful to your child's health nicotine addiction can affect their concentration sleep and moods They're much more likely to smoke when they're older too So take a deep breath and talk to them today get the facts about vaping and nicotine visit hse.ie/vaping from the hse When you make the choice to join a club That's when you feel it That support It's felt in your very core It brings teammates together on the pitch and the local community to the sidelines The ones who've seen it all one week and never seen anything like it the next That support and that's why AIB supports our gala games Because we believe support gets you the life you're truly after AIB for the life you're after This Christmas on sky you can turn a silent nice it a stoppage time delights An old mince pie into a stunning try And a winter chill into an alley pally thrill With over 50 Premier League games exclusive champions cup and URC rugby at all the darts Turn your Christmas into a sportsmas to remember with sky sports and sports extra Merry Sportsmas.