Author Archives: Laura Dobson

“Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired… Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910 – 1997), born on this day

“Stillness is our most intense mode of action. It is in our moments of deep quiet that is born every idea, emotion, and drive which we eventually honor with the name of action. We reach highest in meditation, and farthest in prayer. In stillness every human being is great.” Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990), composerContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 25th August”

“O God, may we join the human race in daring to live in the prophetic spirit: seeking inspiration like the seers and sages of this and other lands, judging the past as they, acting on the present like them, envisioning a new and nobler era of the spirit.May our doctrines and forms fit the soulContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 24th August”

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition “It is time to abolish human exploitation once and for all, and to recognize the equal and unconditional dignity of each and every individual. Today, let us remember the victims and freedom fighters of the past so that they may inspire future generationsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 23rd August”

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief “At the center of religion is love. I love you and I forgive you. I am like you and you are like me. I love all people. I love the world. I love creating. Everything in our life should be basedContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 22nd August”

International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism “We have to wake up to the fact that everything is connected to everything else. Safety and well-being cannot be individual matters anymore. If another group isn’t safe, there is no way that we can be safe. Taking care of their safety is atContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 21st August”

“We swear by peace and love to stand Heart to heart and hand in handMark O Spirit and hear us nowConfirming this our Sacred Vow Druid prayer of unity The “Sacred Vow” of unity in this prayer is sworn “by peace and love” – the two requisites without which any spiritual communion is invalidated. InContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 20th August”

“It is said that if you would have peace of mind, busy yourself with little. But wouldn’t a better saying be do what you must and as required as a rational being created for public life? For this brings not only the peace of mind of doing few things, but the greater peace of doingContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 19th August”

“Psalm 34: Taste and See that God is GoodHow exactly do I do this?By opening my heart in gratitude and praisefor all the gifts of life.By focusing on the astounding intricacy of the world.By attending to the still small voices of healing and renewalwhich save me in times of trouble.And by loving life and honoringContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 18th August”

“The need comes on me nowto speak across the yearsto those who will finally live hereafter the present ruin, in the absenceof most of my kind who by noware dead, or have given their mindsto machines and become strange,“over-qualified” for the hardhandwork that must be doneto remake, so far as humanscan remake, all that humanshaveContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 17th August”