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“With maturity comes the wish to economize – to be more simple. Maturity is the period when one finds the just measure.” Béla Bartok, composer and Unitarian, born on this day in 1881

“My peace, O my brothers, is in solitude,And my Beloved is with me always,For His love I can find no substitute.” Rabia al-Adawiyya (717 – 801)

“No longer conscious of my movement, I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never dreamt existed.” Roger Bannister (born on this day in 1929) on running the first sub four-minute mile

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WATER “Let us bless the humility of water,Always willing to take the shapeOf whatever otherness holds it,The buoyancy of water,Stronger than the deadening,Downward drag of gravity,The innocence of water,Flowing forth, without thoughtOf what awaits it,The refreshment of water,Dissolving the crystals of thirst.Water: voice of grief,Cry of love,In the flowing tear.Water: vehicle andContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 22nd March”

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS “When I am among the trees,especially the willows and the honey locustequally the beech, the oaks and the pines,they give off such hints of gladness.I would almost say that they save me, and daily.I am so distant from the hope of myself,in which I have goodness, and discernment,and never hurry throughContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 21st March”

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS “For real happiness, a warm heart is more important than a brilliant mind. Remember that your best, most reliable friend is your own intelligence and your own warmheartedness. Let this be your guide to a happy life.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Love Song to the Great Mother by Mirabai Starr “Beloved One,Our sister, Mother Earth,Sacred Woman, Holy Girl,Crucible of Mercy and Fire of Truth,Thank you.We have called and you have come. You descend on the wings of pain,the wings of joy,Bringing solace and vitality.You rise through the roots of the treesSpreading shelter, offering refuge.You enter throughContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 19th March”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination circles the world.” Albert Einstein

“May you listen to your longing to be free.May the frames of your belonging be generous enough for your dreams.May you arise each day with a voice of blessing whispering in your heart.May you find a harmony between your soul and your life.May the sanctuary of your soul never become haunted.May you know the eternalContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 17th March”

“An ancient Indian scripture says, “I established this universe with one fragment of Myself, and I remain.” Now, if there is only one life in which you are I are partakers, one creative thought by which the worlds were formed and maintained, then, however mighty may be the unexpressed Divine Existence – however true thatContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 16th March”