Author Archives: Laura Dobson

“When you act on behalfof something greater than yourself,you beginto feel it acting through youwith a power that is greater than your own.This is grace.Today, as we take risksfor the sake of something greaterthan our separate, individual lives,we are feeling gracedby other beings and by Earth itself.Those with whom and on whose behalf we actgiveContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 5th February”

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HUMAN FRATERNITY “I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom… We must have courage — determination — to go on with the task of becoming free — not onlyContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 4th February”

“At some stage we must let go of the past and begin again. No one is undeserving of forgiveness – and that includes you. I know it can be difficult to offer ourselves the forgiveness that we can so freely give to others. Perhaps we hold ourselves to a higher standard than the standard toContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 3rd February”

“Hush. I am so close, I may look distant.So completely mixed with you, I may look separate.So out in the open, I appear hidden.So silent, because I am constantly talking with you.” Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (1207 – 1273)

“It is absolutely imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world.” Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, who was elected as the first female Prime Minister of Iceland on 1st February 2009, becoming the first openly gay Head of Government in the modern world.

“Most High, all-powerful, precious God.No spoken word can hold your name.Praise be to You who births all life,with all Your creatures. Especially you Sir Brother Sun,who is the day and is your light.A beauty so true to you,there you are. There, you are. Praise be to You, my Lord you are, Sister Moon and theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 31st January”

“Years ago, in the bottle-green lightof the cold January sea,two seals suddenly appeared togetherin a single uplifting wave –each in exactly the same relaxed position –each, like a large, black comma, upright and staring;it was like a painting done twiceand, twice, tenderly.The wave hung, then it broke apart;its lip was lightning;its floor was the blowContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 30th January”

“Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.” Anton Chekhov (1860 – 1904), born on this day

“You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.” From Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, published on this day in 1813

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST “We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from aContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 27th January”