Author Archives: Laura Dobson

“In the darkness and the quiet, life thrums.Deep under the earth, covered and fed by all that has been let go of, all that has been given up in offering, are the seeds, forming, rooting, dreaming.Within the dark transformational matter, life begins.In the death of the old, medicine is born.All beginnings start in the darkness,Continue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 20th December”

What the angel didn’t say by Lynn Ungar, “I notice that whenthe Mary spoke to Maryshe got news that Godwas pleased with her,and that she would bear a sondestined for greatness,but no mention was madeof torture and early deathand the way her heartwould break completely andirrevocably. The angel told hernot to be afraid, but didn’tContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 19th December”

“Some think life is all about doing good and keeping away from evil.To them, struggle has no purpose of its own—to have struggled is to have failed. Success, they imagine, is a sweet candy with no trace of bitterness.They are wrong, tragically wrong. Struggle is an opportunity to reach the ultimate, when darkness itself becomesContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 18th December”

“Inside of me there are two dogs. One is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all the time. When asked which one wins I answer, the one I feed the most.”Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull, shot by police on this day in 1890

Extravagant Stillness by Mirabai Starr, “Be patient, my heart.The time of the cave is coming.The season of quiet.The deep drink of stillnessyou have been thirsting for.Secret, luminous darkness.Fruitful, radiant night. Your access has been paid.All year you have madean offering of your life,Flung your treasures into theclamoring hands of the world.You have lost yourself inContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 14th December”

“The shortening of the daily cycle gives rise to festivals of light around the world. Today is Saint Lucia’s Day, a traditional Swedish festival that combines pagan heritage with Christian legend. Lucia herself has little to do with light and winter; she was a Christian martyr beheaded in the days when Christians faced horrific persecutionsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 13th December”

“Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye… it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.”Edvard Munch, born on this day in 1863

“We come to know the world as paradise when our hearts and souls are reborn through the arduous and tender task of living rightly with one another and the earth. Generosity, non-violence, and care for one another are the pathways into transformed awareness. Knowing that paradise is here and now is a gift that comesContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 11th December”

“Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul,And sings the tune without the words,And never stops at all,And sweetest in the gale is heard;And sore must be the stormThat could abash the little birdThat kept so many warm.I’ve heard it in the chillest land,And on the strangest sea;Yet, never, in extremity,It asked aContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 10th December”

“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.”John Milton, born on this day in 1608