Author Archives: Laura Dobson

A Prayer in Spring by Robert Frost, born on this day in 1874 “Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today;And give us not to think so far awayAs the uncertain harvest; keep us hereAll simply in the springing of the year. Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,Like nothing else by day, likeContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 26th March”

“A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own. The great instrument of moral good is the imagination.” Percy Bysshe Shelley, expelled from Oxford University on this day in 1811Continue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 25th March”

Pathless by Alfred K Lamotte, ““There is strength in gentleness… gentler, gentler, so gentle it hardly has any substance… the breath of Silence. Then it is infinitely powerful, infinitely creative.” ~Maharishi Mahesh YogiThat path is bestwhose first breath is allyou will ever needbecause it is the streamof wonderthat created the world,whirling earthand stars like milkweedoverContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 24th March”

Greeting the Spring by David Ensley, “Sing of the EAST, the realm of AIR,There gifts of sight and wisdom fair.Dancing March breeze on this blest morn.We celebrate the SPRING newly born. Sing of the SOUTH, where FIRE burns bright,There gifts of passion and ardent light.Length’ning warm days on this blest morn.We celebrate the SPRING newlyContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 23rd March”

“Promise me,Promise me this day,Promise me now,While the Sun is overhead exactly at the zenith.Promise me,Even as they strike you down with a mountain of hatred and violence,Even as they step on you and crush you like a worm,Even as they dismember and disembowel you,Remember brother,Remember, man is not our enemy.The only thing worthy ofContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 22nd March”

“The soul is a breath of living spirit, that with excellent sensitivity, permeates the entire body to give it life.Just so, the breath of the air makes the earth fruitful.Thus the air is the soul of the earth, moistening it, greening it… The air, with its penetrating strength, characterizes the victorious banner that is trust.ItContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 21st March”

“Building bridges between our divisions,I reach out to you; Will you reach out to me?With all of our voices and all of our visions,Friends, we could make such sweet harmony.”Greenham Common Women

“Before you were formed in the womb, your days were numbered and set in place. They are the chapters of the lessons you came here to learn, the faces of the wisdom this world has to teach you, the gateways to the treasures this lifetime alone can bestow.A day enters, opens its doors, tells itsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 19th March”

“It is said that beforeentering the seaa river trembles with fear.She looks back at the pathshe has travelled,from the peaks of the mountains,the long winding road crossingforests and villages.And in front of her,she sees an ocean so vast,that to enterthere seems nothing morethan to disappear forever.But there is no other way.The river cannot go back.NobodyContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 18th March”

From St Patrick’s breastplate prayer, “I arise todayThrough the strength of heaven:Light of sun,Radiance of moon,Splendour of fire,Speed of lightning,Swiftness of wind,Depth of sea,Stability of earth,Firmness of rock. I arise todayThrough God’s strength to pilot me:God’s might to uphold me,God’s wisdom to guide me,God’s eye to look before me,God’s ear to hear me,God’s word toContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 17th March”