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“Let us resolve: First, to attain the grace of silence; second, to deem all fault finding that does no good a sin; third, to practice the grade and virtue of praise.” Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist and author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1811 – 1896), born on this day

“For the love of a treeShe went out on a limb.For the love of the seaShe rocked the boat.For the love of the earthShe dug deeper.For the love of communityShe mended fences.For the love of the starsShe let her light shine.For the love of spiritShe nurtured her soul.For the love of a good timeShe sowedContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 13th June”

“I’ve found that there is always some beauty left – in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you. Look at these things, then you find yourself again, and God, and then you regain your balance.” From The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, (1929 – 1945), born on this day

“You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.” Jeannette Rankin (1880 – 1973), first woman elected to Congress, born on this day

“In the greatest confusion there is still an open channel to the soul. It may be difficult to find because by midlife it is overgrown, and some of the wildest thickets that surround it grow out of what we describe as education. But the channel is always there, and it is our business to keepContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 10th June”

“Spirituality, in order to develop, needs time for contemplation, just as a young plant needs water. But busyness has become one of the great badges of pride in our consumer culture. ‘Empty’ time must be filled by getting, spending, and connecting. This emphasis on doing, rather than being, has created addictive patterns of behaviour acrossContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 9th June”

World Oceans Day “Exultation is the goingOf an inland soul to sea,Past the houses – past the headlands –Into deep Eternity – Bred as we, among the mountains,Can the sailor understandThe divine intoxicationof the first league out from land?” Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886)

“A young boy is given an encyclopedia and starts devouring knowledge of the world. But at a certain point it overwhelms him and he turns to his mother, voicing the fear that everything will already have been discovered by the time he grows up. His mother reassures him: “Don’t you worry! When you grow upContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 7th June”

“The musk is held in its pod,yet oblivious of the source of fragrance,the deer wanders all over the forest in its search.O seeker, the Holy One too dwells within.How unaware we are of Him!” Kabir (15th century India)

World Environment Day “What can I say?What can I say that I have not said before?So I’ll say it again.The leaf has a song in it.Stone is the face of patience.Inside the river there is an unfinishable storyand you are somewhere in itand it will never end until all ends.Take your busy heart to theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 5th June”