Author Archives: Laura Dobson

“If you inherently long for something, become it first. If you want gardens, become the gardener. If you want love, embody love. If you want mental stimulation, change the conversation. If you want peace, exude calmness. If you want to fill your world with artists, begin to paint. If you want to be valued, respectContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 6th June”

“Effortlessly,Love flows from God into humans,Like a birdWho rivers the airWithout moving her wings.Thus we move in His worldOne in body and soul,Though outwardly separate in form.As the Source strikes the note,Humanity sings —The Holy Spirit is our harpist,And all stringsWhich are touched in LoveMust sound.” Mechthild of Magdeburg

““The breath of life”…of course that is Its name. And the breath, or course, goes in a cycle. We breathe, and the trees breathe. We breathe in what the trees breathe out. So we breathe each other into existence: We, and the galaxies, and the arrays of science and the codes of law and theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 4th June”

“Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.” Muhammad Ali, who died on this day in 2016

From The Radiance Sutras by Lorin Roche, a translation of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, c. 7th century India “The One Who Is at Play Everywhere says, There is a space in the heart where everything meets.Come here if you want to find me.Mind, senses, soul, eternity – all are here.Are you here? Enter the bowlContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 2nd June”

“As we live and as we are, Simplicity – with a capital “S” – is difficult to comprehend nowadays. We are no longer truly simple. We no longer live in simple terms or places. Life is a more complex struggle now. It is now valiant to be simple: a courageous thing to even want toContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 1st June”

“The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else’s eyes.” Voltaire, who died on this day in 1778

“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp. But if you will sit down quietly, it may alight on you.” Nathaniel Hawthorne

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou, who died on this day in 2014

“I was suddenly made aware of another world of beauty and mystery such as I had never imagined to exist, except in poetry. It was as though I had begun to see and smell and hear for the first time. The world appeared to me as Wordsworth describes with “the glory and freshness of aContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 27th May”