Author Archives: Laura Dobson

Midsummer Day “Wild Elemental One,bless us through your gifts of wind, fire, water, and earth.May we awaken to new life each dawnand feel your holy breath sustaining us.Let the breezes whisper their secretsand the winds strip away what is no longer needed.May we bless the sky with our reaching,the clouds a witness to our becoming.MayContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 24th June”

“As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time. I shall get up Sunday morning and wind the clock, as a contribution to order andContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 23rd June”

“I want first of all… to be at peace with myself. I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core to my life that will enable me to carry out these obligations and activities as well as I can. I want, in fact–to borrow from the language of the saints–to liveContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 22nd June”

“It is said in one of the Upanishads: It is not that thou lovest thy son because thou desirest him, but thou lovest thy son because thou desirest thine own soul. The meaning of this is, that whomsoever we love, in him we find our own soul in the highest sense. The final truth ofContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 21st June”

Summer Solstice “The earth is a living, conscious being. In company with cultures of many different times and places, we name these things as sacred: air, fire, water, and earth. Whether we see them as the breath, energy, blood, and body of the Mother, or as the blessed gifts of a Creator, or as symbolsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 20th June”

“I believe in my breath and heartbeat,in the woven, grasping roots of trees.I may not see or hear how things move underneath,still, I believe. I believe in my slow return to the Earthin the simple quintessence of darkness.The necessity of light and heat,in my oneness with water, I believe. Every swallow a prayer,every waking anContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 19th June”

“I believe in a set of values I cannot live by. I set high goals for myself, I seek perfection, dream of exotic faraway places. But ultimately, what I long for isn’t far away at all. It’s in my own backyard. Imperfection charms me, familiar things move me… a celebration of what we have, insteadContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 18th June”

“I make a point to appreciate all the little things in my life. I go out and smell the air after a good, hard rain. I re-read passages from my favorite books. I hold the little treasures that somebody special gave me. These small actions help remind me that there are so many great, gloriousContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 17th June”

“I was born in No-doyohn Cañon, Arizona, June, 1829. In that country which lies around the headwaters of the Gila River I was reared. This range was our fatherland; among these mountains our wigwams were hidden; the scattered valleys contained our fields; the boundless prairies, stretching away on every side, were our pastures; the rockyContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 16th June”

“To the youngster talking nonsense Zeno said, “The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we might listen more and talk less.”” Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, 7.1.23