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UN International Day of Education “It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom; without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail. It is aContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 24th January”

“Holy Spirit, you are the mighty way in which everything that is in the heavens, on the earth, and under the earth, is penetrated with connectedness, is penetrated with relatedness.” Hildegard of Bingen “Interdependence and interrelationship are deep ways of seeing the world that our premodern ancestors celebrated. The modern age thought in terms ofContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 23rd January”

“There are four questions of value in life.. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.” Lord George Gordon Byron, born on this day in 1788

“It is a mystery. How does light become darkness, and how does darkness become light?What is the purpose of this transformation?We see this every day, yet our eyes do not see it, nor do our minds perceive it true.Do you not know that life on earth is school?Every day is class.Every day there is whatContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 21st January”

“The Holy Water No one lives outside the walls of this sacred place, existence.The holy water, I need it upon my eyes: it is you, dear, you – each form. What mother would lose her infant? And we are that to God,never lost from His gaze are we. Every cry of the heartis attended byContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 20th January”

“There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return… For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” Nelson Mandela, born on this day inContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 19th January”

“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day!” From Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne, born on this day in 1882

“Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.” Benjamin Franklin, born on this day in 1706

“Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.” Susan Sontag, born on this day in 1933

“If you can’t be a pine at the top of the hill,be a shrub in the valley – but beThe best little shrub on the side of the hill,Be a bush if you can’t be a tree.If you can’t be a highway, just be a trailIf you can’t be a sun, be a star;For itContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 15th January”