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“We commune too much with what defeats us. We brood over our failures until failure takes possession of us. May we see the good we have done and be encouraged by it. May we see the good we might have done and be drawn towards it.” Adapted from a prayer by A. Powell Davies (1902Continue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 3rd July”

“How long, O God, how long?How long must I wait to see your face,to feel your presence?How long until I figure things out,heal from my wounds, feel whole again?How long must I live with these longings,with no more than hints and guesses to go on?Look on me and give me answers! Light up my eyes!Continue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 2nd July”

International Day of Co-operatives “The entire cosmos is a cooperative. The sun, the moon, and the stars live together as a cooperative. The same is true for humans and animals, trees and soil. Our bodily parts function as a cooperative. When we realize that the world is a mutual, interdependent, cooperative enterprise, that human beingsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 1st July”

International Asteroid Day “Like the cosmic dust following after a great Perseid meteor, we are the living remnants of time and all that has come to pass in its wake—briefly shining lights on the way to eternity. We are only visible to the naked eye for an instant. Take this moment to shine like theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 30th June”

“Although we may see 1,000 suns reflected in 1,000 pots of water, there is only one sun. When we see the consciousness within all of us as one and the same, we will be able to develop a mind that considers the needs of others before our own.” Mātā Amritanandamayī Devi

‘I’m lying on the ground looking up at the branches of an oak tree. Dappled light is shining through the canopy, the leaves whisper ancient incantations. This tree, in its living stage, rooted in sights and sounds that I’ll never know, has witnessed extinctions and wars, loves and losses. I wish we could translate theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 28th June”

“Come when the nights are bright with starsOr when the moon is mellow;Come when the sun his golden barsDrops on the hay-field yellow.Come in the twilight soft and gray,Come in the night or come in the day,Come, O love, whene’er you may,And you are welcome, welcome.You are sweet, O Love, dear Love,You are soft asContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 27th June”

First day of Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) “O Marvel,a garden among the flames!My heart can take onany form:a meadow for gazelles,a cloister for monks,For the idols, sacred ground,Ka’ba for the circling pilgrim,the tables of the Torah,the scrolls of the Qur’ān.I profess the religion of love;wherever its caravan turns along the way,that is the belief,the faithContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 26th June”

“Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers.” From Animal Farm by George Orwell, born on this day in 1903

Midsummer Day “My Beloved is in the mountains,And lonely wooded valleys,Strange islands,And resounding rivers,The whistling of love-stirring breezes,The tranquil nightAt the time of the rising dawn,Silent music,Sounding solitude,The supper that refreshes,And deepens love.” John of the Cross, born on this day in 1542