Author Archives: Laura Dobson

“Western man has been turning outwards to the world of the senses for centuries and losing himself in outer space. He has to learn again to turn inwards and find his Self. He has to learn to explore not outer space but the inner space within the heart, to make that long and difficult journeyContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 12th September”

“There never was a good war or bad peace.” Benjamin Franklin, September 11, 1773

“Go deeper.Past thoughts into silence.Past silence into stillness.Past stillness into the heart.Let love consume all that is left of you.” Kabir

“No one leaves here alive. So please stop treating yourself as an afterthought. Eat delicious food. Walk in the sun. Jump into the sea. Speak the truth that you carry in your heart like a hidden treasure. Be silly. Be good. Be weird. There is no time for anything else.” Anthony Hopkins

“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” Jean Shinoda Bolen

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies “Lord, the air smells good today,straight from the mysterieswithin the inner courts of God.A grace like new clothes thrownacross the garden, free medicine for everybody.The trees in their prayer, the birds in praise,the first blue violets kneeling.Whatever came from Being is caught up in being, drunkenlyforgetting theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 7th September”

“The next time you refuse to singbecause you’ll never fill a stadiumor decline the joy of dancefor fear of looking ridiculousor you resist risking the new adventurebecause you’re not entirely readyor you dim your shinebecause you’re not completely healed and wholethe next time you hold yourself suspectbecause you’re not entirely qualifiedjust remembera bird doesn’t singContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 23rd September”

“Perhaps one of the most profound expressions of nature is the simple equation E=mc2. Einstein’s calculation establishes that every mass contains a remarkable quantity of energy.Look around the common objects in your room. Every object – even a bookmark, a paperweight, or a pair of shoes – contains enough power within itself to light aContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 6th September”

International Day of Charity “Can I see another’s woe,and not be in sorrow too?Can I see another’s grief,and not seek for kind relief?” William Blake (1757 – 1827), quoted in Fragments of Holiness for Daily Reflection

“”Human beings, vegetables, cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible player.” Albert Einstein, interview Those who, like Einstein, come daily into contact with the physical laws that order the universe cannot help but catch the strains of that great dance in which we are all whirling.Continue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 4th September”