Author Archives: Laura Dobson

“What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.” Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996), born on this day

“Simply to be, and to let things be as they speak wordlessly from the mystery of what they are; simply to say a silent yes to the hillside flowers, to the trees we walk under; to pass from one person to another a morsel of bread, an answering yes: this is the simplest, the quietest,Continue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 24th April”

“These our actors,As I foretold you, were all spirits, andAre melted into air, into thin air;And like the baseless fabric of this vision,The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,The solemn temples, the great globe itself,Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve;And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuffAs dreams areContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 23rd April”

EARTH DAY “The Everglades preservationist Marjorie Stoneman Douglas once remarked that the Earth is as tough as an old shoe. On Earth Day, take comfort in its endurance, its perseverance, and its sheer stubbornness. We’ve proved that wetlands can be rehabilitated and endangered species can be saved. Likewise your own spirit, your beleaguered capacity toContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 22nd April”

World Creativity and Innovation Day “Better to try all things and find all empty, than to try nothing and leave your life a blank… What you want to ignite in others must first burn inside yourself.” Charlotte Brontë (1816 – 1855), born on this day

“Be present. I would encourage you with all my heart just to be present. Be present and open to the moment that is unfolding before you. Because, ultimately, your life is made up of moments. So don’t miss them by being lost in the past or anticipating the future.” Jessica Lange, born on this dayContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 20th April”

“The truth “I exist” is self-evident. You may deny God by saying, “God is just a belief,” but existence cannot be refuted. That existence, that Cosmic Power, is God. God has no separate hands, legs, eyes, or body, other than our own. He moves through our hands, He walks with our legs, He sees throughContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 19th April”

“”Sacred writings are bound in two volumes – that of creation and that of the Holy Scriptures… Visible creatures are like a book in which we read the knowledge of God. One has every right to call God’s creatures God’s “works,” for they express the divine mind just as effects manifest their cause..” Thomas AquinasContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 18th April”

“This is the time when the earth is renewing herself peacefully, marvellously, victoriously. No power on earth may push back this triumphant tide of life… We are grateful that we ourselves as part of this great and glorious ordering… All unseen, the goodness of the air blesses every cell and fibre of our bodies, whileContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 17th April”

“There is a time to live, a time to die, a time to laugh, and at no time are the three of them very far apart… Blessed are the cracked, for they let in the light.” Spike Milligan (1918 – 2002), born on this day