Author Archives: Laura Dobson

“My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth’s loveliness.” Michelangelo (1475 – 1564), born on this day

“I who am Divine am truly in you. I can never be sundered from you; however far we be parted, never can we be separated. I am in you and you are in Me. We could not be any closer. We two are fused into one, poured into a single mould; thus unwearied, we shallContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 5th March”

“Springtime is upon us.The birds celebrate her return with festive song,and murmuring streams aresoftly caressed by the breezes.Thunderstorms, those heralds of Spring, roar,casting their dark mantle over heaven.Then they die away to silence,and the birds take up their magical songs once more.” Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741), born on this day

World Wildlife Day “We are beginning to learn that each animal has a life and a place and a role in this world. If we place compassion and care in the middle of all our dealings with the animal world and honor and respect their lives, our attitudes will change.. Each one of us matters,Continue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 3rd March”

“Life’s just one great journey.. What makes that journey worthwhile is the people we choose to travel with, the people we hold close as we take steps into the darkness and blindly make our way through life. They’re the people who matter.” Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss (1904 – 1991), born onContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 2nd March”

Zero Discrimination Day “When I was born, I was colored. I soon became a Negro. Not long after that I was black. Most recently I was African-American. It seems we’re on a roll here. But I am still first and foremost in search of freedom.” Harry Belafonte (1927 – 2023), born on this day

“If the two wings of a bird are devotion and spiritual actions, spiritual knowledge is its tail. Only with the help of all three can the bird soar into the heights.” Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, known as Amma

“I have something that I call my Golden Rule. It goes something like this: ‘Do unto others twenty-five percent better than you expect them to do unto you.’ … The twenty-five percent is for error.” Linus Pauling, Unitarian Universalist, chemist and peace activist (1901 – 1994), born on this day

“Revolutionary love is the call of our times. If you cringe when people say that love is the answer, I do, too. I am not talking about sentimentality or civility or thoughts and prayers. I am talking about love as labor, a conscious embodied practice. Social reformers and spiritual teachers throughout history led entire nonviolentContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 27th February”

“You who let yourselves feel: enter the breathingthat is more than your own.Let it brush your cheeksas it divides and rejoins behind you. Blessed ones, whole ones,you where the heart begins:You are the bow that shoots the arrowsand you are the target. Fear not the pain. Let its weight fall backinto the earth;for heavy areContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 26th February”