A new Journey Begins

Following a weekend spent in Dublin, after arriving to begin my official retirement, I set out for my home and to sleep in my own bed for the first time as an officially retired priest. I awoke the following morning to the silence of falling snowflakes. This was the first time I had witnessed snow in decades. It seemed like an apt beginning to a retirement The pure white snowflakes reminded me of a new beginning, a new experience, a reminder of possible difficult travel conditions as I venture out into the cold. It is not only a season of adjustments weather-wise but also personally and psychologically.