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“The names of some butterflies suggest an almost military pecking order: the Monarch, the Red Admiral, the Silver Skipper. But these beautiful creatures recognize no such hierarchy. They all began as eggs, one no better than the next. Then they hatched into caterpillars, among the lowliest of creatures, inching along patiently in search of food.Continue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 25th April”

International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace “Oh Great Spirit,this is a Call for Peace across the land,so it is directed to the only Earth Dwellerswho are capable of making warand have done so since their beginning.I thank you, oh Creatorfor allowing the powerful discoveriesthat allow two-leggeds to reachinto all nooks and crannies,glades, caverns,Continue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 24th April”

“And this our life, exempt from public haunt,Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,Sermons in stones, and good in everything.” From As You Like It by William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616), born on this day Image: Morning Amongst the Coniston Fells by J. M. W. Turner (1775 – 1851), born on this day

International Mother Earth Day “howl up the moon.bask in starlight andbathe in stories.make friends with dandelions.listen to the trees.walk out of your house barefootand let the grasswhisper poems to your toes.sigh.feast on cloud shapes.gulp the sunset.let the wind play with your hairlike a lover.sing the wild geese intonight’s grand unfurling.ask a caterpillar for a dance.cloakContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 22nd April”

World Creativity and Innovation Day “You advise me, too, not to stray far from the ground of experience, as I become weak when I enter the region of fiction; and you say, “real experience is perennially interesting, and to all men.” I feel that this also is true; but, dear Sir, is not the realContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 21st April”

Easter Sunday “And just when the darknessbecame too much to bearand the struggle too hard,the light broke throughand the caterpillar emergeda butterflydelicate but unbroken,wild and gentle,finally free to spread its lovely wingsand fly away on the wind.” L.R. Knost, writer

Holy Saturday “My heart is so smallit’s almost invisible.How can You placesuch big sorrows in it?“Look,” He answered,“your eyes are even smaller,yet they behold the world.” Rumi

Good Friday “Every time we make the decision to love someone, we open ourselves to great suffering, because those we most love cause us not only great joy but also great pain. The greatest pain comes from leaving… the pain of the leaving can tear us apart. Still, if we want to avoid the sufferingContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 18th April”

Maundy Thursday “The grass never sleeps.Or the roses.Nor does the lily have a secret eye that shuts until morning.Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept. The cricket has such splendid fringe on his feet,and it sings, have you noticed, with its whole body,and heaven knows if it ever sleeps. Jesus said, wait withContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 17th April”

“I feel I am privileged to express a hope. The hope is this: that we shall have peace throughout the world, that we shall abolish wars and settle all international differences at the conference table, that we shall abolish all atom and hydrogen bombs before they abolish us. The future of the modern world demandsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 16th April”