Author Archives: Laura Dobson

Maple Seeds by Lynn Ungar “Most of the leaves are gonefrom the maple. Other yearsit’s glowed with color, but in droughtthe leaves just turned brownand dropped. Sometimes you justcan’t afford that kind of gaudy joy.But now there are seedsby the tens of thousands,the sidewalk heaped inlittle brown wings, flocksof seed angels come to earth.I knowContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 19th October”

From Crescent and Heart by Murshid Samuel L. Lewis (creator of the Dances of Universal Peace), born on this day in 1896, “What are words but praises of echo!But music is the gift of the Beneficent;From Him it came and to Him it shall return.Therefore song is my prayer and prayer is my song.. LetContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 18th October”

A Party for the Broken by Tom Hirons “Tonight we will have a partyOnly for the broken pieces.Only the crooked and the blunt onesAre welcome tonight;The shattered and the stained can come,But you perfected ones should stay away.All the orphans and exilesWill be arriving soon with theirBundles of rags and sorrow.Make room, you bright angels:NowContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 17th October”

“Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed. All that is needed is the will to love..It is love alone that gives worth to all things.” Teresa of Avila

“All my days I have been careful never to pluck a blade of grass or a flower needlessly, when it had the ability to grow or blossom. You know the teaching of our sages that not a single blade of grass grows here on Earth that does not have an angel above it, commanding itContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 15th October”

“Real knowledge is knowing oneself in the soul and heart:if you don’t know yourself, all books read won’t it impart.Why read many books? To know the One, All-Powerful!If you read but don’t know it’s but a start, don’t depart!Do not boast of reading, of science, prayer and reverence:if you can’t see man as God anyContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 14th October”

“You are the heaven and You are the earth,You are the day and You are the night,You are all pervading air,You are the sacred offering of rice and flowers and of water;You are Yourself all in all, What can I offer You?Wander from shrine to shrine, visit gods, look all over for fulfilment.The further awayContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 13th October”

“View the starry realm of heaven,shining distant empires sing.Skysong of celestial childrenturns each winter into spring. Great you are, beyond conception,God of gods and God of stars.My soul soars with your perception,I escape from prison bars. You, the one within, all formingin my heart and mind and breath,you my guide through hate’s fierce storming,courage inContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 12th October”

From Strength in the Storm: Transform Stress, Live in Balance & Find Peace of Mind by Eknath Easwaran “One of the curious games I learned as a Boy Scout was musical chairs. There would be thirteen of us and only twelve chairs, and we would all circle around while someone sang our Scout song. WheneverContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 11th October”

“The moving spirit of militancy is deep and abiding reverence for human life.” Emmeline Pankhurst, who founded the Women’s Social and Political Union on this day in 1903