January: 'Hindsight is the best insight to foresight' – Learn from your past mistakes to avoid making new ones.

February: 'Life is like a cup of Tea, it's all in how you make it!' – The Irish have art to their tea making and take great care in it. Let's do the same with our life!

March: 'Every man is sociable until a cow invades his garden.' – Everybody has their off days!

April: 'It is often that a person's mouth broke his nose' - A misspoken word will have a consequence or two for your face!

May: 'There's no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.' There is no need to worry about things if you're properly prepared.

June: 'You'll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind.' - Go out and get on with it!

July: 'Longest Way Round, Shortest Way Home' - A detour may turn out to be quicker than the straight route.

August: 'Never scald your lips with another man's porridge.' - It's for your own good to just mind your own business.

September: 'Nothing's So Bad That It Couldn't Be Worse.'

October: 'The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune.' - We all improve over time. (Yes!)

November: 'Don't be breaking your shin on a stool that's not in your way' – Don't make trouble for yourself unnecessarily.

December: 'A little fire that warms is better than a big fire that burns' – Feel gratitude for the good things you have and don't be greedy for more.