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“In my life I had come to realize that when things were going very well indeed it was just the time to anticipate trouble. And, conversely, I learned from pleasant experience that at the most despairing crisis, when all looked sour beyond words, some delightful “break” was apt to lurk just around the corner.” FromContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 24th July”

“The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth in numberless blades of grass and breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers. It is the sameContinue reading “Thought for the day Wednesday 23rd July”

Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene “Magdaleneher name means towernot whore, not sinner, not infidel of the seven devilsthey labeled her less-thanbecause they feared what her tower held:not sin but scripturenot shame but sacrednessnot filth but flamea tower of truthbut towers fall, don’t they?when men build stories from stoneand forget the word was born inContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 22nd July”

“All of us are connected by Conscience, which unites us as human beings. If you lose your conscience, your humanity is lost.” Yusuf Islam (stage name Cat Stevens), singer-songwriter, born on this day in 1948, speaking at the National March For Palestine 2024

International Moon Day “Here I work in the hollow of God’s handwith Time bent round into my reach. I touchthe circle of the earth, I throw and catchthe sun and moon by turns into my mind.I sense the length of it from end to end,I sway me gently in my flesh and eachpoint of theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 20th July”

“ “As Plato said, every soul is deprived of truth against its will. The same holds true for justice, self-control, goodwill to others, and every similar virtue. It’s essential to constantly keep this in your mind, for it will make you more gentle to all.”Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 7.63 As he wound his way up ViaContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 19th July”

“My wish is that South Africans never give up on the belief in goodness, that they cherish that faith in human beings as a cornerstone of our democracy. The first value mentioned under the founding principles of our Constitution is that of human dignity. We accord persons dignity by assuming that they are good, thatContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 18th July”

“Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come.” Lois Lowry, writer

“Recent research has shown that the smell of humus exerts a physiological effect on humans. Breathing in the scent of Mother Earth stimulates the release of the hormone oxytocin, the same chemical that promotes bonding between mother and child, between lovers. Held in loving arms, no wonder we sing in response.” From Braiding Sweetgrass byContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 16th July”

“I find that quakerism and research science fit together very, very well. In quakerism you’re expected to develop your own understanding of god from your experience in the world. There isn’t a creed, there isn’t a dogma. There’s an understanding but nothing as formal as a dogma or creed and this idea that you developContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 15th July”