Author Archives: Laura Dobson

“Draw well water. The cold shakes my teeth. I clear my heart, brush the dust from my robes, and solemnly lift a palm leaf book. I recite with each step to the east to study all. I have not yet found the root of the truth – overlooked it as I pursued this life’s path.Continue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 28th April”

“Simplicity and sincerity generally go hand in hand, as both proceed from a love of truth.” Mary Wollstonecraft (1759 – 1797), author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, born on this day

“If anyone can prove and show to me that I think and act in error, I will gladly change it – for I seek the truth, by which no one has ever been harmed. The one who is harmed is the one who abides in deceit and ignorance.” Meditations, 6.21 by Marcus Aurelius (121 –Continue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 26th April”

“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”