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“All that separates, whether of race, class, creed, or sex, is inhuman, and must be overcome.” Kate Sheppard, suffragette (1847 – 1934), born on this day

“I dwell in the shelter of the Most High.and abide in the shadow of the Holy One.I say, “You are my refuge and stronghold,my God in whom I put my trust.You will deliver me from the snare of the hunterand from all manner of evils.You will cover me with your pinionsand hide me in theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 9th March”

International Women’s Day “a woman can’t surviveby her own breathaloneshe must knowthe voices of mountainsshe must recognizethe foreverness of blue skyshe must flowwith the elusivebodiesof night windswho will take herinto herselflook at mei am not a separate womani am a continuanceof blue skyi am the throatof the mountainsa night windwho burnswith every breathshe takes” FromContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 8th March”

“Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.” John Herschel (1792 – 1871), polymath, born on this day

“To those who are wise, nothing more resembles that merciful spring whence all derive than every beauty to be found here.” Michelangelo (1475 – 1564), born on this day

Ash Wednesday “Be with us, O God, when we think of the wrongs we have done to other people; lest, hating ourselves for our evil-doing, we turn our hatred outward on to them. Help us to forgive ourselves, acknowledging that we are no better than we are; and then help us to believe that weContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 5th March”

“The many branches of science that observe the physical world and its relationship to the cosmos are profoundly privileged in that they bring their exponents into a close relationship with the teeming varieties of life… many scientists have discovered that the patterns revealed within the universe show an intelligent consistency and order that is bothContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 4th March”

World Wildlife Day “Surely we do not want to live in a world without the great apes, our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom? A world where we can no longer marvel at the magnificent flight of bald eagles or hear the howl of wolves under the moon? A world not enhanced by theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 3rd March”

“All you need to do is focus your attention on your in-breath and out-breath, recognize it, and smile to it. Bring aware that you’re breathing in means you’re really there. Your presence is a wonder and a miracle. Breathing like that, you bring your mind back to your body and become truly presence in theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 2nd March”

Zero Discrimination Day “The human spirit is resilient and that truth—no matter how long you abuse it and how long you try to crush it—will, as Dr. King would say, rise up again, and in the final analysis will prevail. From the point of view of the poor, the hungry, the disenfranchised, the wretched ofContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 1st March”