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International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade “We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.” Aretha Franklin (1942 – 2018), born on this day

“Four proximate effects may be ascribed to love: namely, melting, enjoyment, languor and fervour. The freezing or hardening of the heart is a disposition incompatible with love, while melting denotes a softening of the heart, whereby the heart shows itself to be ready for the entrance of the beloved. If, then, the beloved is presentContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 24th March”

“Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.” Joan Crawford (1905 – 1977), born on this day

World Water Day “The soul of mankind is like water:From Heaven coming, to Heaven rising,Again descending— As it must—Earthward, ever circling.It streams from high on the steep rock wall, a clear, pure stream;Then lovingly dusts in swelling cloud-waves against smooth rock;And striking lightly, it surges, veil-wrapped,In whispers, to the depths below.Then cascading against cliff towers,ItContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 22nd March”

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination “I dream a world where manNo other man will scorn,Where love will bless the earthAnd peace its paths adornI dream a world where allWill know sweet freedom’s way,Where greed no longer saps the soulNor avarice blights our day.A world I dream where black or white,Whatever race youContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 21st March”

Spring Equinox and International Day of Happiness “Spring! And Earth is like a childwho has learned many poems by heart.For the trouble of that long learningshe wins the prize. Her teacher was strict. We loved the whiteof the old man’s beard. Now we can ask herthe many names of green, of blue,and she knows them,Continue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 20th March”

“When you open yourself to the continually changing, impermanent, dynamic nature of your own being and of reality, you increase your capacity to love and care about other people and your capacity to not be afraid. You’re able to keep your eyes open, your heart open, and your mind open. And you notice when youContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 19th March”

“Any act to change the world around us begins within us. It starts with a sense of agency, a sense that we have the power to effect change. The Latin root of the word “power” means “to be able.” When we feel helpless in the face of injustice, it is easy to give in toContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 18th March”

“When I didn’t know myself,where were you?Like the colour in the gold,you were in me.I saw in you, lord white as jasmine,the paradox of your being in mewithout showing a limb. After my body became Yourself,whom could I serve?After my mind became Yourself,whom could I invoke?After my consciousness was lost in You,Whom could I know?BeingContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 17th March”

“I have learned from long experience that there is nothing that is not marvellous, and the saying of Aristotle is true: that in every natural phenomena there is something wonderful – nay, in truth, many wonders. We are born and placed among wonders and surrounded by them, so that to whatever object the eye firstContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 16th March”