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Samhain / Halloween “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;Conspiring with him how to load and blessWith fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees,And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shellsWith a sweet kernel; toContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 31st October”

“Wherever we have set our roots, there will we grow. The ability to be flexible and adaptable to different growing conditions determines the nature of our development. Learning to change and adapt with each new circumstance is a human gift that we share with all life. Evolution itself shows us that those species that cannotContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 30th October”

International Day of Care and Support “When a mother lives in the streetand sleeps on the pavementin front of your brownstoneyou need many lawsto keep you safe.They all say the same thing,“Stay away.”But when you invite her inside,you recognize, indeed,she is your mother,the one who brings this breath.She sits down by the hearthwhere your griefContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 29th October”

“To separate between physical needs and spiritual needs is both counterproductive and futile. The spiritual breathes life into the physical and the physical rises to become spiritual in a perpetual chemistry of exchange. Heal the soul and the body is renewed. Heal the body and the soul is empowered.” Rabbi Tzvi Freeman William Blake

“The hardest thing, I think, is to live richly in the present, without letting it be tainted and spoiled out of fear for the future or regret for a badly-managed past… I want to taste and glory in each day, and never be afraid to experience pain; and never shut myself up in a numbContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 27th October”

“This song of mine will wind its music around you,my child, like the fond arms of love.The song of mine will touch your foreheadlike a kiss of blessing.When you are alone it will sit by your side andwhisper in your ear, when you are in the crowdit will fence you about with aloofness.My song willContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 26th October”

“When in the fullness of its timethis creation wilts,its vigour returns to its own source.This is the underlying natural law.When the elements of the world fulfil their function,they come to ripenessand their fruit is gathered back to God.Now these things are in reference to the soul’s life:spiritual vitality is alive in the soulin the sameContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 25th October”

“In myths and fairy tales, deities and other great spirits test the hearts of humans by showing up in various forms that disguise their divinity. They show up in robes, rags, silver sashes, or with muddy feet. They show up with skin dark as old wood, or in scales made of rose petal, as aContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 24th October”

“People aren’t in awe of your sharp mind? So be it. But you have many other qualities you can’t claim to have been deprived of at birth. Display then those qualities in your own power: honesty, dignity, endurance, contentment, frugality, kindness, persistence, and magnanimity… Dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodnessContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 23rd October”

“Awaken to the awesome mystery of GodWho cradles the earth and all her peoples,Who planted the laws of justice and mercy in our hearts,Who nurtured and nudged the saints of the agesand the teachers of the peopleForgiving them their faults, mistakes,addictions, and selfishness,And invited them to grow and change.Awaken to this awesome mysteryFollow it allContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 22nd October”