Staying Grounded in an Increasingly Artificial World - June at fairyland
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My name is Niamh (pronounced neeve) and I have a BSc in Nursing Science. I make videos on simple, natural, healthy living.
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Hello all!
Some old footage today so we could get out a video. I hope you enjoy the new music and audio. I’d love to hear your views on AI and how life is for you in general…
Big love from Ireland 🌈🐌🐮🐛☀️🐝🧚♂️💜🦋🐢🦄🦚🍄💐
Prayers for your healing.
Niamh, thank you and hubby for creating this video. You guys truly are a source of light on youtube. This has been a terribly emotional couple of weeks for me and the only thing that I wanted to hear online was your old videos. They always bless me so much and almost serve as a mediatation or healing balm for my spirit. As for today's video....I loved how you put it about AI being like a baby at the moment and we are the parents. I do hope that humanity learns how to train up "AI" in the way it should go so that hopefully it'll be a blessing and not a curse in the long run. As for me personally, I am feeling more and more the need to slow down and be intentional with how I use technology. It can be a sort of bondage at times and I want to be break free from it all and enjoy the good side of AI but with intention. I love what you said about the food also. I hope to one day be able to get in such a head space that I can focus in on my health and the nutrition of real foods that is required for a healthier life. Thank you again for posting this video even though I know you must have been feeling a great deal of overwhelm as of late as I'm almost sure I could hear it in your beautiful voice. My heart goes out to you dear one and remember you're not alone. There are so many of us who are with you in spirit as this is a community of kindred spirits. I pray this overwhelm lifts soon for you and that you enjoy the best fruits of peace and joy that I know are sure to come to you soon. Sending love and thoughts of comfort to you~! ❤~ Amy Ps. I'm so glad you picked up crochet again~. It's one of my favourite relaxing hobbies. At the moment I'm working on making my mother a hexagon quilt but hope to pick up a bit of crochet again soon as it's my first learned craft in which I was taught by my beloved mamaw. 😊
I’m always happy to see you’ve posted a video. So calming and beautiful.
I also just want to turn back, so to speak, when I hear all this Ai talk. I love slow living and being present in my own life. I also had a hard month, but at present, we’re blessed to go by the ocean.
For me, my hope is in Christ. When I feel the world just getting too big, I run to the Lord and find my deepest satisfaction in His love and creation. Your the reason I’ve chosen to live this way. That first video so long ago, caught my attention and I said, I want to live more simple. We’ve been long time friends😊
Prayers for you that you feel well and rested.
Fondly, Karen.
I just dream to visit you once on my life...!!
So glad you decided to do this despite feeling overwhelmed. It’s such an important message for everyone! Even without delving further into AI, it begs the questions: who do we want to be? What do we value? How do we spend our time? And you present it all in a gentle, safe way that encourages people to lean into these questions.
Thanks Cynthia ❤
This is so lovely and soothing, as is all that you share. ❤
For me, you accomplish what you set out to do with each video. The repurposed footage is another example of letting go of perfection and embracing what is possible. Exquisite.
Margaret J Wheatley, in her book, Who do We Choose to Be, suggests that we find one another and create islands of sanity amidst our difficult realities. This is one such island.❤
I agree we need to understand AI and appreciate the podcast recommendation.
I wholeheartedly believe what we put out for the world, we get back. Continue to do it your way. You are enough.
Modern world is going to the web. Online work, online meetings, online friendship. But I try to spend more time on the fresh air, grow my garden, draw my fairies and flowers. It makes me feel alive.
I know my 30 year old son is concerned. I feel like I need to let go a bit after battling cancer and take care of my emotional, mental and physical strength.
I highly value these moments of your peaceful life that you share with us. Thank you so much for being a calm in the midst of a roiling World. God bless you
Such a beautiful introduction!!! The more use of AI make me appreciate the simple things in life and appreciate nature! Thanks for sharing and loving the earth ❤
Thank you I have been concerned about AI, glad for sharing how natural we need to share that natural food is better and kindness is better than negative comments food for thought 😀 have a wonderful week.
I just adore your videos - like minds, and so they have so much meaning to me. I live in the US and have retired, living in a semi-city type environment, try to grow some food and be resourceful. AI frightens me, quite honestly. I know how much animosity and mean spiritedness is here in the US - many wonderful folks too, but isnt it always the mean spirited who come to the forefront. I try very hard to keep to topics i love and not interact with those who dwell on the negative or try to instill mean spirited language. Like you, I have some older herb books and am trying to do more with my herbs and create a little farm on my patio in my semi-city type environment. Please keep these videos coming, and thank you to Terry for inspiring you on this month for this video. Means a great deal to me. Thank you ❤
I appreciate the calmness you bring to the video and I look up to becoming a calm and peaceful person. Thank you for the lovely video!🤍
Thank you for this video...very calming in so many ways...yes, there is a concern with AI...trying to gather as much information as possible...this video was a great help and a sensible approach to our ever changing world...do the best you can and with kindness always in the back of your mind...be well! 🌻🏠🌞🌱💚
Gorgeous video 😍
Thank you soooo much❣️
Thank you. So many of us, including myself, need the calm of this video in difficult times. I hope everyone will say a prayer for me for my healing. Blessings to all.
May you heal my friend and may you remember how much you are loved ❤
I said a prayer
Done 🙏
I will most certainly say a prayer for you. I myself am not well but there is always a capacity to help others!
prayer from Canada 🍁🍁🍁
Your video spoke to my heart! Exactly what I needed to hear today…. I am increasingly distressed about AI and modern technology (I am Old School and 61 years old!) but your message reminds me to get back to nature and Be Kind. If we all did that the world would be a better place. Thank you ❤️
So true Jenny. I too get distressed and I remember to keep it simple and stay with nature
Me too .
At 64, I feel the same way❤
I am 70. The best thing to do is lay down your cell phone and shut off your PC. Read more books.
Get outside and enjoy nature.
I totally agree. I try to always be kind but am finding there is less and less kindness in this world and family who choose to forget me. I am at peace in my garden amongst my plants and flowers. I grow from seeds and cuttings and nurture my plants and watch them grow. So simple but what could be nicer. My phone stays inside and I use it less and less ❤️
Thank you for your calm videos. I live in Ukraine and your videos remind me of that peaceful life I once had and hope to live once again when we win this war.
May you have peace my friend
@@FairylandCottage Thank you ❤
Ukraine is in our hearts and prayers. Much love from Canada 💞🙏
@@simoneclarke5104 Thank you ❤
Sending you love and light. I hope everything will be okay. Stay strong. Lots of love.
For the last 15 yrs i have been living a slower , more simple life i cut my working hours to help with my grandchildren, i cut my cloth according to my means less money meant less consumerism more appreciation of my family time and returning to the art of homekeeping home cooking all i can say is im much more grateful for making this change it brings with peace of mind and that is priceless beyond measurexx the world is in need of kindness and that begins with each and everyone of us
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So true Pamela. Well done you for cutting your hours. So many people don’t do it until it’s too late
Being a mum is difficult…and I find news and media overwhelms me too. Listening to your soft voice and hearing a message of simplicity was the perfect balm to my soul. Much love from Canada
I so agree. Back to basics, simple living is where we all should be headed in our lives. Slow down, enjoying every moment of the rest of our lives. Kindness, peacefulness, thoughtfulness is key. Really enjoyed this video.
Hello. Thank you for doing your part and putting something wholesome and positive out into the world. I commend you for taking the time to do so when you were already feeling depleted and spread thin. It is wonderful to hear that your husband was so encouraging and supportive of this endeavor as well. Your daughter is blessed to grow up in such a loving and enriching home. Many thanks for all you do and who you are. 😌🙏✨
Awh thank you. It was all because of Terry. He is the best 💜
Thank you for this video. I live in a small city in Tennessee. I can daily hear the busy traffic sounds but my heart is always listening to the sounds in my backyard. I have one birdhouse that has a family of wrens living in it. The other birdhouse has a family of tree swallows. There are several rabbits that are forever trying to get inside our gated vegetable garden. I find it a joy to watch them. I have learned at the age of 58 that beauty is never loud and loveliness is usually quite. I love God’s nature and I find peace there. I truly feel uncomfortable with AI perhaps because I don’t understand it. I like to educate myself in the world’s issues but I don’t stay there. I stay amongst my dishes in the kitchen where I cook meals for my family. I like being beside my flowers and my family. Have a bless day
Living in a suburb near a large city it’s easy to get side swiped by AI however I was born in a small town in Greece and have tried to raise my children to respect and enjoy nature and the simple less material things in life. Thank you for reminding us how important it is to not let this fast paced world take over. I have a small yard where in the summer, we all gather. Its become our small sanctuary of watching the birds and bees enjoy the flowers. We grow vegetables and try to stay grounded. Simplicity and back to basics in a busy world is a challenge but we try hard to remember the simple pleasures mean the most in life. Thank you for your lovely peaceful videos. I really enjoy them. Take care.
So true. Thanks for sharing. It’s lovely having a place where all can gather and enjoy one another’s company!
I do have a lot of knowledge about this and it’s not quite as simple as you described it in this video. I am aware that you did mention that you’ve only listened to a couple of podcasts so this it not critisism in any way. I belive everyone should look in to the social credit system in china on this topic. And question things: Who control the ethics of AI? Who program it? Even if it’s learning in a childlike way it’s NOT a child. There is no empathy or other forgiving human traits. Who’s controlling the ”ethics” of AI? Do your own research, don’t accept only the positive sides and the progress AI brings humanity, research the darker sides as well. Thank you for this video Niambh, this is an important subject which should be discussed on a more common human level. It is important that everyone understands it.
Gosh thanks so much for your input Catharina. My husband doesn’t even like to look into any of it because he gets scared. Who is controlling the ethics of AL.
I’d love to hear your perspective of the Emergency video on Diary of a CEO. Mo is warning the world but doesn’t want to be alarmist
Thank you for this very soothing video🥰, I'm going to the garden now to read for a few hours under the leaves of my trees and a little bit of sun🌳🌿🌞. I'm also learning about the healing properties of herbs and plants🌱, and all the uses of spices too. 100% recommend to anyone with similar interests. Happy summer sunday everyone🌺♥
Can I be your friend please 🥺❤️🙏🏾
I agree with you about getting back to the old paths, slowing down and focusing on life-giving relationships and tasks. I am tired of this artificial world of virtual reality and screens (tv or computer). Yes, technology has some value, but I am seeing so many seeking natural things, ridding their homes of television and unplugging from social media, etc. I think it is a very good thing to get back to creating things, growing things and living a natural life with our bare feet in the grass, sunshine and fresh air (as much as that is possible). Thank you for this lovely video.
Your videos are Beautiful.🫶🏻I love how relaxing and peaceful they are.☕️
Thank you so much! 🌹🍀
Ive just moved from a big overwhelming city to a wee cottage in a village. Going back to basics. No tv, no computer. Also, minimalising my belongings. Im seeing benefits everyday. I dont think i would have had the courage to do this a year ago. But here I am. Happiest ive been for a long time.
That's wonderful!
This sounds great. So fortunate that you were able to do it.
Congrats! The no tv is a biggie, how have you filled your time , has it been a tough transition?
@@rollandjoeseph I love to knit and spin yarn. So alot of that. I still work full time too. The transition wasnt too bad. But I think its something ive needed so long thats just a bit of a relief, you know?
@@intheyellowcorner I know:)
I am also leaning towards a more simple, natural, meaningful life. Your podcast has a deep and important message: to put outside kindness and love. It is not always easy, but as you say, I also do my best. I am looking forward to leaving my capital (Washington DC) and go to a remote countryside where I will live this simple life I am building, to be closer to what really matters: people I love, peaceful of mind, less technology and more nature
Ever since the pandemic started I have been watching your videos. Few years passed and I always come back to this channel. Everything you do gives me comfort and your voice is so soothing. Stay healthy please 🤍🌱🌸
Thanks so much my dear ❤
Wise counsel to the whole world. Look for the old ways and walk in them, these are the ways of peace. Mending, forgiving, living fruitful lives ,passing on these values to our families and friends. That's what you're doing.
My perspective is that the further away our world gets from following God's ways, the more divided we will be, the more artificial things will become, and the less happy we will all be.
Thank you again for your gentle reminders as to how we need to decide and choose how we want our life to be and what we give out to the world. AI will be one more item we will have to monitor. Appreciate your thoughts and perspectives.
So true. Another thing we will have to monitor
Thanks a lot for sharing these serene moments with insightful narration. This was my moment of quiet and relaxation. Thanks again.💖
I needed to hear this! I'm very ignorant about AI and also thought that it's something I could escape, because of my simple lifestyle. I realized now that we can only make a difference if we make ourselves heard. What I would like to teach AI is this: " The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.”
(Margaret D. Nadauld, “The Joy of Womanhood,” Ensign, Nov. 2000, 15)
This video was excellent ❤thank you. I am often overwhelmed lately but try to stay grounded. I read a lot and listen to calming podcasts. I try to get out into nature and go for long walks every day. The world is a frightening place to be in at this time. Sending you love and peace ❤
So much of what you have discussed in this video resonates with me. I don’t know much about AI, but as a person who lives a conscious lifestyle in the wilderness of northern 🇨🇦, I try to spend quality time in the outdoors, limit my screen time everyday, and contribute positively to society both on and off line. It’s my personal opinion that we need to stay in touch with tactile activities which also engage our brain. For me, this comes in the form of outdoor physical activity, hands-on hobbies, reading physical books and writing notes, cooking whole foods, and of course socializing with my friends and family in a face-to-face manner and not just on social media. I’m a skill toy enthusiast!! Skill toys (yoyo, kendama, monkey knuckles, etc.) engage both sides of our brain whilst also honing our fine motor skills. I’m also a sewist and a crafter, a wild swimmer, and like you Niamh, a person who spends quality time in my kitchen cooking nutritious food. At the end of every day I glance back on the day’s events and quietly celebrate the time spent engaging my brain and my hands, as well as being outdoors and away from screens. This is working for me, and it brings me peace and fulfillment. Thanks so much Niamh for putting your time and energy into this quality video today. It’s such an important topic, and I always value what you have to say and share with us here in this community. Enjoy your summer and we’ll see you here in July. Ⓜary💕🌲💦
Thank you, Niamh. I think we could all do with a bit more calm.
Could you perhaps list the foraging/plant books you were reading? I'd love to understand better what's growing near me. xx Erin
This is such a timely video and message! I've been feeling a call to return to what's simple. You're an inspiration
The very timely subject. I'm glad you approached it and explained how we need to find within ourselves the strength to be ourselves to do our very best every day to feed ourselves to grow the proper food to love each other unconditionally. AI is frightening to me. I'm 77 and in saying that I realize that perhaps an 8 years I will no longer have to be frightened. I love life and I choose life... I understand more about life every single moment every day and through podcasts like yours thank you.
Hello and thank you. Because of health issues I must live near a major hospital which means in the the city. However as you say ‘we do what we can’. I have some pots of herbs and vegetables and flowers. I quilt and carve wood. This is my simple, along with cooking almost all our meals from scratch. Your kindness is very much appreciated and your generosity of spirit is inspiring, I wish you all good things.
the more modern tech advances, the more i feel repelled by it and want to get back to as basic a lifestyle as possible. this doesn't just include food, and nature but also the deluge of opinions that we get bombarded by all the time forcing us to live and think in a certain way.
Thanks to you and Terry for producing a video. I too have been feeling overwhelm and this video helped me a lot. All of your shots of your home, garden and Ireland are beautiful. Peace. 🙂
Such powerful words, what you said about being conscious of what we swipe or comments we share really resonated with me. Being kind is free and I think society is becoming increasingly more toxic which is so sad to see. A lovely reminder that we are in control of what we share/receive and we have the choice to raise the vibration higher for everyone around us. "We're not gonna be able to connect with other people if we cannot connect with ourselves." ❤
Thank you for this video. AI is rather frightening. Having lost both my mother and my husband in the past two years I understand the need for turning in toward one’s self. As you said, we need to be kind to each other and our planet. Peace and blessings to you dear friend 🙏
Im sorry for your double loss Leslie. That’s hard.
I am really feeling this way lately. You captured my feelings quite well. We can’t trust organics here anymore (in the US at least) because they are now being sprayed with over 300 “organic” sprays, which isn’t better and who knows the real consequences. I try to grow my own so I know it’s not sprayed but it’s hit or miss (I live in the mountains of AZ and it’s hard to grow many things) I am finding myself returning to basics overall, including my social experience. I do not participate in social media but I do watch you tube. I am finding the vast majority of channels I watched have become overburdening with sponsors and influencing. It has become quite fake and the more I find out about how fake, I don’t want to watch them. I have always cooked 99% of all of our meals, I tend to eat more basic than my partner and kids so I make them the more elaborate meals. Thank you for staying with your values and giving us ideas on how to really live a simple and basic life. ❤
I completely agree that the world is changing. Not only is there artificial food and intelligence but also superficial people which breaks my heart. I really thought about if I wanted to have children and bring them into this. I always wanted a bunch. Ultimately, after the pandemic, I decided it was the selfless thing to do to not bring them into this mess. Instead, I help animals. Yes, I can do what I can to bring them up well but they will still have to deal with this world and 15 years from now, I cant see that it will be better for them unfortunately. People like you and us are a minority which is sad. It wouldnt be fair them. I love your videos and practices. I only wish there were more people like this. Compassion, empathy and respect for our planet are dwindling and its sad to watch.
I just watched your video, and it was simply wonderful. In fact, I called my sister to tell her to watch it too. On a different subject, I noticed you are wearing a gorgeous sweater (jumper?), but it is hot where I am in the Midwest United States. What are your summers like there? My ancestry is Irish, Scottish, and English. I despise hot weather. Back on topic here, I couldn’t agree more on your position regarding staying grounded in the face of AI and the modern world. Thank you for your video.
TH-cam has always been there for me to help me connect with others who are like me, but far from me. It has helped me so much, but as AI emerges, it's made me think of the technology we already have, and how it already effects us. People are so afraid of "new" AI, yet we don't look at what we already use, and see. Our cell phones, Google, TH-cam, Netflix, TV, movies, radio... it is all AI. The worst has already happened, and I think this is our chance and choice to say, no more. AI is a sinking ship like the Titanic. There is no greater technology than the physical body and brain, and no higher intelligence than nature itself. I am 29, and I truly feel like when 2000 crossed, we lost touch with a baseline of natural and the scale tipped. I was only 6 and have vivid memories of the day we crossed into 2000 and I could feel it. Too fast, too cheap, too blind, too numb, too senseless. Fun, but a short fuse. I still have the rest of my life ahead of me, and I feel like I have a very hug responsibility in my own life, to choose the kind of world I want to live in, by choice. I no longer have social media, I don't watch TV, I don't listen to the radio, but I am very aware of everything, that is why I disconnect. If you're like me, and wondering what the world is coming to... it's coming to YOU. You have the ability to change everything, even if everything is just your life. Cooking your own food. Reusing things even just a few more times. Helping a friend. Making your own art. Sharing something inspiring. You don't have to change the world, to help change the world. When I totally disconnect from technology, and I mean totally... I feel like I am touching real life again, and it is so huge and different and amazing. But we, you and me and everyone else feeling what I'm feeling, have to make that choice and change. Not the government, not businesses, not "people in charge" - you are in charge, we're the ones who are truly in charge. We have the charge. We are the ones powering the "machine" - where do you want your power going? Toward goodness and health and community and a better future, or toward a cannibal giant who has no mercy? We have the power to make that decision, with very small actions.
*I just want to add, please do not be terrified of AI. If we are afraid of AI, it is only because we are afraid of ourselves. AI is not some living create coming out of the depths of the unknown, it is emerging from us. Be courageous, AI doesn't have a heart, or a gut, it is a mocking piano of numbers, how easily we are fooled by it, only shows us how much we have to learn about ourselves. If it becomes a terrifying monster, it's because we have a terrifying monster within us that needs to be met and understood. AI is not sentient and never will be, no matter what anyone tells you. I think we are on the verge of self awareness like never before, come hell or high water.
What scares me more is not AI as it is, but the fact that it seems that people are becoming empty like it. AI is intelligent, people are too (well at least many are). AI lacks of feelings and it seems that people are loosing their ability to feel. There is so much anger and violence between humans that makes me want to go back to the old ways, to the roots. I am lucky, I live in the countryside so I can connect more with nature. Lately I have been studying about herbs, natural remedies etc. I think this is a way to feel the earth, to feel the planet and to keep that border that separates us from the AI and becoming just robots.
Elisa, from Italy. Oh, BTW, my vegetables are very small too. Too much rain, it is taking ages for them to grow. Fruit trees instead are very happy this year and my beautiful olive trees are full of olives, so I'm looking forward to make extra virgin olive oil in November! 🙂
The more upside down the world gets from ‘progress’, the more I yearn for a simpler and more natural, time long before I was even born.
You are a very good friend. Such a valuable conversation this morning, thinking to myself I am going to be a great grandma very soon, and staying informed with AI is not where I am at today. I appreciate you reminding me of the simple life. That is where I am the happiest.
And you Marilyn. Very exciting to be a great grandmother soon!
What a beautiful video
I am learning more of the old ways growing food. No Internet. No TV
I do have a phone. Walking in nature Is is the best medicine anyone could ask for.
Thanks for this video. I agree with you I like living in the present and bwing in contact with nature, listening to birds singing, or feeding my hens or taking care of my animals.
Hi, thank you for a lovely video. Can you please tell me what were the delicate little white flower heads you were putting in a bowl and then added water to? Thank you. 🌻
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video about this very important topic! I particularly love that you talked about AI as well. I live a sustainable life in the countryside as well while working as a computer scientist in AI. I love how you compare AI to a child who learns what we teach them. I also strongly believe that this technological progress can be a great step for humanity if we manage to teach AI the right tings that benefit us as well as the beautiful planet we live on. ❤
So important to talk about this as it’s here now! You must have more knowledge being in the computer science field…
You’re missed !:( soothing voice .. amazing footage … all the beautiful .
Hope you come back
I loved this chat.❤ Staying real is so important, and just to show you how we can make mistakes so easily with technology, I accidentally hit the dislike button instead of the like. Oh dear. But I love this video, and each chat is like a balm for my soul. Thank you for taking time to share your thoughts with us.❤
I am so glad you made a video and poured out your thoughts. I found it interesting about the AI part and what we feed it. I’ve always understood that one cannot stop progress, but that does not mean that all old fashioned things must go. Old fashioned is what builds the foundation into something strong. So I myself have found myself into similar shoes, as the whir and 2020’s lifestyle screams the “new pace” of fake foods, doom and gloom, I find myself grounding into the foundation of the earth. Going slower with the rhythm of nature. I so enjoyed listening to your thoughts and seeing your garden and crafts, tea, etc. One thing I find soothing about your home is because you truly do try to live sustainably your home isn’t a constant trend turnover so tuning in is a visual comfort of sameness like walking into an old friends home. Take care!
I’ve begun the journey of getting back to nature, slowly but steadily. The journey is bringing calmness and less stress. As always, wonderful video!❤
AI scares worries me because of mankind. We don’t have a history of being wise - quite the opposite. We need to get it right this time.
I completely agree about grounding in nature, cooking real food, living simply. I hadn’t thought about putting out kind and compassionate content to teach AI but I won’t forget it. In truth I rarely comment at all.
Thank you Niamh for your lovely videos- love from Leitrim. 💚💗♥️
So true. We have a history of not being wise and we may just repeat as before. Thank you for commenting. I too rarely comment but it got me thinking how much influence we have by who we choose to be online
I totally agree. I have been finding myself wanting to read and learn about the old ways, forgotten wisdom and arts. Love this content.
It is strange how things come to you when you need them most. I have been overwhelmed, feeling mentality and physically ill. I have decided to move into my brother's cabin because I need peace and nature. My children are grown, my husband has passed and the stress of the condominium politics is getting to me. Everything upsets me. I thought I would go live in a van but I am full of arthritic and fibromyalgia and that is bad for driving. I want to be in one quiet place. This video has made me understand that I am doing the right thing. Thank you
Lovely to see this video. I find the increase in AI worrying and that a lot of it does not contribute to our wellbeing. I stay grounded with gardening, home life, art, reading, and enjoy singing in a choir. I make sure my life focuses on doing real things and interacting with real people. I am sure many will find your thoughts resonate.
This is my favorite of all your videos and provided an answer to my request for Divine guidance only several hours ago. Yes, I'm doing the same as you and focusing on food, home, and creating. I did watch the first Mo Gawdat video and will watch the second tonight. It was 2 hours well spent as his video gave me an answer too, along with a more serious perspective of AI. I will be very mindful of my comments, clicks and searches from now on. Many who watch this channel are probably aware that we are encouraged to focus on what we want and not give a lot of attention to what we don't want, and to also think and speak in a positive way to help bring the best possible outcome. You said it was difficult for you to find time for this month's video, and I'm so glad you did - thank you! Thank you also to your husband for his efforts to put something together for us. Much gratitude from one small woman in Massachusetts for helping me personally to get answers. 💚
Awh thanks so much my friend. All one beautiful synchronistic event 🙏🌈
Hello from Boston,Mass. Thanks to you and Terry for this month's video. I agree with everything you expressed about A I and modern life in general. I'm 75 and the world is becoming more bizarre to me each day so I crave the natural and the basic things that I remember from my Grandmothers and my Mother's time. Many blessings to you and your little Fairy .
Awh thanks Kathy, many blessings to you too!
Your videos appear as I wake up Sunday morning...what better way to start a peaceful day at home. Thank you so much for all the inspiration.
Good morning ❤ have a wonderful Sunday my friend
Thank you for the video. I identify with feeling overwhelmed. I have a beautiful two month old baby boy and now my free time has become so rare for me. I've had to continually recalibrate what I do around the house and on screens. Asking: Does this activity nourish me or deplete me? Thank you for providing nourishing videos and giving me a different perspective to the mechanism behind all the 'feeds' of products and content the screens are giving me. Thinking: "This is like a small child's best guess for what I would like." I can now practice more compassion toward the negative things that pop up in my feeds, instead of reacting with anger. Anger doesn't nourish anyone. With love from Florida. 🧡🌺🏵🌼🌸
So weird that you posted this today. I have not watched yet, but just reading the title brings to mind something I said to my husband last night. We were watching a soccer game on tv, and there was a commercial for some AI thing that helps you write emails and messages and such. Then there was a one for grocery delivery which showed someone gaming in the middle of the night and having snacks delivered. I said to him, “Can’t things just be normal anymore?”
I think the world is racing ahead extremely rapidly. We all want convenience but where does it end!
I like what you said ‘can’t things just be normal anymore’
Gosh I hope so!!
I always come back to this channel when I need to get back to my own roots. I feel like I have been living not very true to how my soul moves. Gardening, reading, and soft lighting always helps. I have been reading Anna Karenina and the character Levin finds so much happiness by being outside and working with his hands and being quiet. He is really teaching me how to also be. Thank you for this video!
Beautiful video! Full of wisdom and insight and practical information to share about artificial intelligence and so important to be kind to one another. Thank you and Terry for developing and sharing this calming video despite you're not feeling your best. This world can do that to a person if you let it. Taking time out making life simpler and more natural is very wise
Niamh, this video was exactly what i needed to hear. Lately, have been feeling very conflicted with hearing about AI being intertwined in our lives without our consent. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, and i agree that keeping it simple is best.
Thank you. There is intelligence and wisdom in carrying forward the knowledge of previous generations, especially regarding food and plant medicine. We are fortunate to know the uses of herbs and plants that are otherwise so easily dismissed as weeds.
There is peace and presence being in the moment, being creative, being caring, enjoying natural beauty, letting kindness and love be expressed in very present ways.💚
You've beautifully answered the reasons I find myself increasingly retreating from the world and its ways. I really appreciate your thoughts on being simple and real, and about putting kindness out on the internet. We ought to do more of that in the "real world" too.
So true Laura. The ‘real’ world needs more of that for sure.
Niamh, your videos are so needed in this busy and harsh world we are living in. I try very hard to keep my life as simple and as slow as I can. I’m happiest when I’m at home, and I’m finding as I get older, it’s more of a hassle and effort to go out. Thank you for your lovely content.
Please could you do an updated what I eat in a day.❤
I do so much look forward to your monthly videos. I live on a farm and while it’s easy to think that such a life must be relaxing and pastoral, it’s also quite a busy life. Your reminders to slow down are good for me and I thank you.
@juliemorris2399 sending love, light and healing to you Julie, visualise yourself healed 🙏🙏🙏👍😉🇮🇪☘️Eire
Well this one hit home. Real. Natural. Perfect video for the times we live in! I have to put my phone down consciously because it can become a bad habit!!! I love nature, like you, because it’s the closest thing to God as we know it. It calms me and regenerates me. That’s why I love doing watercolors on location. I can absorb my surroundings.
I watch every single video you produce as they are excellent and informative. Keep making them please! ❤
We need to get back to God and start growing our own food
Thank you for speaking out about bioengineered foods. It's all of great concern. I believe in One higher, in the end, and do what I can til then. Was so happy to see your video in notifications today. Bless you.💖🌻🌸
Say No and do not Consent ever
I hear you!
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts through this beautiful video! And yes, you are undoubtedly right about everything you said about "making our life as real as possible" in this artificial world. Those words strucked me quite profoundly that made me sorta emotional when I think of how much this world has lost its wisdom of the old ways that made life so much simpler and happier. It's becoming so increasingly difficult to find calm, real food, and stability in this fast paced world operated with so much artificiality around us. Your videos are always a good inspiration to inspire us to take things slow... Much love to you!
Thank you for sharing this ❤ it's the way I try to live my day to day life...enjoying your beautiful video’s every time...Blessings to you !
This is the first video I've watched from you - but I think I can safely say I'll be a lifetime fan :)
Thank you
Thank you for this video. You're voice and words are so comforting. For me, I have to turn off the news, media....the constant negativity and propaganda is exhausting.
Oh Niamh, you have excelled yourself here! Your videos are always beautifully filmed and the content well considered, but this has really hit a raw nerve, especially with all the current, worrying news about AI. The point about not putting out to the world things that you don’t want AI to learn and normalise, makes so much sense to me! Fairyland always seems to be a place to get back to what is true, real and fundamental to a healthy and happy life. We must all create a space where we can do this for ourselves and our families, to the best of our different abilities. Thanks for making us think more deeply and I will for sure watch these podcasts ❤
I really feel like although the past 100 years propelled humanity forward in so many ways....things kind of got away from us. We lost something along the way. Maybe it was substance, or maybe it was ourselves. I think we need to rewind and find out, before we continue forward with such staggering speed, or we risk losing whatever it is, forever.
I think like the internet back when it started…there is good and bad w/ AI. I think learning about it and using it for good is not a bad thing. It’s for sure going to cause a huge learning curve in how people live life. Me, while I embrace aspects of this stuff, I definitely do not want it to encroach on my life to where nothing feels real anymore. I value real experiences. I embrace slowing down, simplicity, authenticity.
Everything you say makes common sense to me . I've been watching TH-cam a lot recently and have become increasingly aware of all the bad things that are going on in this world that God made so beautiful that man has destroyed . I find myself wanting to go back in time to when life was much slower and less greedy . I grew up in the 40's and 50's when because of wars we were all in the same boat , struggling to recover from rationing and shortages . People and life seemed better then and we helped each other more .Now folk have become greedy and selfish and the amount of violence in the streets is appalling. We have come to feel entitled , to want everything on a plate . This of course is a generalisation and there are nice , decent people out there , but we have lost the knack of being grateful for what we have and we seem to want more all the time .I love your videos , they make me feel that all is not lost , they make me want to look for the good in life and to be happy in the quiet times and to slow down . I don't long for things I can't have except maybe , better health . I just plod on on from day to day , getting on with my chores and switch off from the world around me . I lost my Son on Christmas Day and it has changed me forever . I no longer give importance to lots of things that I used to . Now I'm just grateful for my remaining two Daughters and live my life as quietly as I can . I thank God for my Husband and for the 20 Grandchildren He's blessed me with .Yes , I'm grieving for my Son and always will , but I can't change that so I have to accept my loss and just be grateful for all the family I have left . I'm sorry you're having a bit of a struggle , I'm sure it will pass when you look at your beautiful Daughter and lovely Husband and the comfortable home you have made for you all , and remember that everything is in God's hands , all we can do is love each other and make the most of every day.Thank you for your lovely videos and God bless you all xxx 💕
I cannot agree with you more on this topic. Since the "age of Ai" is upon us things has been changing rapidly around us. I'm the kind of person who has a tendency to adjust to new things in a slower pace, and this process with AI scares me a little. I was not a big fan of social media and all this news and information bombarding us everywhere we look in the past years that I too was drawn back to nature more and more. And these days it's even more relevant to be present and out there, so something real like growing those tomatoes from seed in the tiny back yard, watching the bees buzzing about day on end, the rain gently falling while enjoying a cup of tea... simple things, but soo fundamental to the human experience. Sending all the positive thoughts from Scotland.
This is precisely where I am at. I am so curious how you balance creating content and community, while living mindfully and presently?
When i hear the term AI, as a not very tech oriented person what immediately pops into my mind is it's not a soul. It has no personal organic individual emotion or spirit. A clever creator might insert their own sculpted version, a facsimile of a soul, but it would only be a sort of copy. If one has an opinion that each of us humans have an individual spirit, that cannot be inserted into AI as a separate spark of life. Pygmalion, the Greek tale comes to mind. In reality, a sophisticated automata is just a machine. That doesn't mean it can't do harm to our world. It would be an artificial slave to the human who controlled it.
Just stumbled across this video, it was so peaceful and your voice so calming I nodded off and dropped my phone😂.
Your videos are really inspiring, Niamh. Thanks a lot❤
Glad you like them ❤
Calm and informative video. So appropriate and appreciated in these crazy times. Thank you for the time and care you put into your videos 💕
I would like to think that "we" (we all) have the ultimate choice in how AI affects our world but the reality, I fear, will be those who seek to profit from it will inflict their choices on the rest of us. I would love to feel more positive about the way key aspects of our world are run, but I don't.
Thank you for this, I feel exactly as you do. The more chaotic and troublesome the world gets, the more talk of AI the more I want to retreat to simple basic living. I have always gravitated this way naturally anyway so its not much of a stretch for me and as I get older I care less and less what others think and say. I have to focus on what feeds my soul or my health suffers and then I'm no good to anyone, including me ☘☘☘ Almost forgot, what do you do with the Oceanspray blossoms? We have an abundance of that here on Vancouver Island.
It's such a meaningful video, thank you! It gives hope and motivation ❤
Your videos are my favorite. They bring me a sense of calm & encouragement to do better in this ole crazy world. I think we definitely need to get back to basics. Our ancestors lived for years & years without all of the junk that we have now. They were happy & healthy for the most part. Sending love from TN to you & your sweet little fairy & hubby 💚😊
Just what was needed … mahalo from the Big Island, Hawaii… your life and your beliefs are so needed in this world of mine to teach me to slow down and be more positive.. delving more into nature. We live in a unbelievably beautiful place and I feel very fortunate … aloha..
Niamh, thank you for yet another beautiful and meaningful video. Whenever I watch your videos I leave the big, scary world behind and escape into a world of peace and beauty and serenity. It’s like medicine for my soul. I agree with you 100% about the benefits of connecting with, appreciating, and respecting nature. We all need more natural living and more nature in our lives. I think, too, we need more God in our lives. We have strayed so far from Him and now we are seeing the results of that. Just look at the state of our world now. Your videos and the glimpses into your life and lifestyle give me hope. 🍀🙏✨
Thank you for being here 🙏
Hi Niamh, I so appreciate your calming presence in my life. I know you've probably already given this info in the past, but could you please share some of your favorite You Tube accounts? I'd love to have even more influence like yours but am not finding the recommendations I'd like to see. I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Katie
I look back over the content you’ve shared, how very much of your lives you’ve shared and I’m so grateful. I couldn’t be more different from you in so many ways, but my personal struggles and anxieties crave the calm you exude in these videos. I tend to be very hard on myself and when you share over and over “I’m doing the best I can…” my shoulders relax a little. I needed to hear the bit about being sure what you put out into the internet world will benefit humanity. Be kind. The thought of how big an impact that could make has me wanting to be sure I do that every time I comment. And I comment a lot ☺️. Thank you for taking the time to share. This was one of your best.