Author Archives: Laura Dobson

A double-header from theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) to start our week. On this day in 1905, the physics journal Annalen der Physik published Albert Einstein’s paper “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?”, introducing the equation E=mc².“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its ownContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 27th September”

“To be silent with another person is a deep expression of trust and confidence, and it is only when we are unconfident that we feel compelled to talk. To be silent with another person is truly to be with that other person… We do not have to create silence. The silence is there within us.Continue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 26th September”

From The Two Winged Soul by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi,“There is a basic notion that every soul has two ‘wings.’ These’ wings of the soul ‘ are Love and Awe. When the soul is free, fresh and open, and available for inspiration, it flies on these two wings. With one wing it is hard to fly;Continue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 25th September”

I found it by Palestinian poet Fadwa Tuqan (1917 – 2003), translated by Charlie Huntington, “I found it on a beautiful, sunny day.I found it after great loss:Fresh verdant soil,Wet and flourishing.I found it as the sun passed over palm treesScattering over the grassy gardensIts golden bouquets.It was an April generous and fertileIn seeds, warmth,Continue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 24th September”

From Fragments of Holiness for Daily Reflection, based on the Buddhist Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness) meditation,“May I be at peace.May my loved ones be at peace.May those I have never met be at peace.May those I have hurt, knowingly or unknowingly, be at peace.May those who have hurt me, knowingly or unknowingly, be at peace.MayContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 23rd September”

From Earth Wisdom by Glennie Kindred,“Now day and night are equal in both hemispheres.We too experience balance and integration as we reconnect to our inner selves. We become aware of the changing season, which gives us the chance to start again. This is a good time to release the past and move forward with clarityContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 22nd September”

“In India we always pronounce the word peace three times: shanti shanti shanti – peace, peace, peace. Why three times? Because peace has at least three dimensions: inner peace, social peace and ecological peace – making peace with yourself, making peace with the world and making peace with nature.”Satish Kumar

“Let love continue. If we agree in love, there is no disagreement that can do us any injury; but if we do not, no other agreement can do us any good. Let us keep a secret guard against the enemy that sows discord among us. Let us endeavour to keep the unity of spirit inContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 20th September”

“We eat foods whose cells are filled with water that has travelled thousands of miles airborne in flying rivers from the rainforests.We drink that waters that have been circulating through earth, body, river, ocean and cloud upon our planet since water began here billions of years ago – it’s all the same water and waterContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 19th September”

“We are not alone.There are many others,here, alongside of us.Some are just like us.Some are very different.Some are somewhere in between.Some are wiser than us.Some are more intelligent.Some are more advanced.Many are none of these.Minds think.Hearts feel.Bodies move.As it is with us,so too is it with them.Many are just like us on the insidehowever differentContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 18th September”