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“We are the moral inhabitants of the globe. And to deny it is to lie in prison. Oh yes, there’s cruelty, and cruelty, because it destroys the perpetuator as well as the victim, is a very mysterious thing. But if you look at the world as one long brutal game between “us” and “them,” thenContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 18th February”

“For the earth we give thanks: may we respect it, enjoy it, and hand it on unspoiled.For living beings we give thanks: may we reverence them, wonder at them, and share the world with them as best we can.For children we give thanks: may we love them, guide them, and let them go when theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 17th February”

“God Bless You”, decreed as the correct response to a sneeze, by Pope Gregory the Great, on this day in 600

“Just as there are no little people or unimportant lives, there is no insignificant work.” Yelena Bonner (1923 – 2011), Soviet Dissident, born on this day

“I know there is a hope in religion; I know there is faith and I know there is prayer about religion and necessary to it, but God is most glorified when there is peace on earth and good will towards men… Right is of no sex, Truth is of no color, God is the FatherContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 14th February”

“For the Celtic peoples, the physical world was seen to be made up of three elemental dimensions: the depths of the sea, the breadth of the earth, and the airy regions of the heavens. Fusing these three dimensions together was the fiery sun, whose diurnal circuit maintained the life of the apparent world. Each ensouledContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 13th February”

“As dogs, cats, horses, and probably all the higher animals, even birds, as is stated on good authority, have vivid dreams, and this is shewn by their movements and voice, we must admit that they possess some power of imagination… Few persons any longer dispute that animals possess some power of reasoning. Animals may constantlyContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 12th February”

International Day of Women and Girls in Science “Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity.” Mae Jemison, physicist and astronaut

“I was afraid of being rejectedUntil I learned to never reject myselfI was afraid of being abandonedUntil I learned to never abandon myselfI was afraid of the opinions of othersUntil I learned that they held no more weight than my ownI was afraid of painful endingsUntil I realised that they were also new beginningsI wasContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 10th February”

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” Alice Walker, writer and activist, born on this day in 1944 Image: Alice Walker speaking at End the Wars Spring Action, Oakland, 2018