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“Emptiness. How unnerving emptiness can be when we see it as a lack. Empty time, empty space: our instinct is to fill them. Accepting emptiness, resting in it, we can see that emptiness is just another word for potential. In an empty place, there is room for growth. The first step is to accept theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 4th November”

From The Prophet by Khalil Gibran,“Beauty is not a need but an ecstasy.It is not a mouth thirsting nor an empty hand stretched forth,But rather a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted.It is not the image you would see nor the song you would hear,But rather an image you see though you close your eyesandContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 3rd November”

Ancestral Wisdom, Present Guidance by Rozella Haydee White, “Have you ever struggled with knowing who you are? Have you ever wondered what steps to take next in life or in love? Have you ever felt like you were stumbling around in the dark, trying to figure out which way to go? Have you ever feltContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 2nd November”

Beannacht by John O’Donohue, written for his mother Josie,“On the day whenthe weight deadenson your shouldersand you stumble,may the clay danceto balance you.And when your eyesfreeze behindthe grey windowand the ghost of lossgets in to you,may a flock of colours,indigo, red, greenand azure bluecome to awaken in youa meadow of delight.When the canvas fraysin theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 1st November”

A Samhain Invocation by Laura Dobson (me)Spirits of Samhain, be with us as we celebrate Samhain in peace and honour the sanctity of our holy home, the Earth.Spirits of the East, Purity of Air, Great Wind, who blew our ancestors here from over the sea, bring us your inspiration, that we may know our breathContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 31st October”

The story of Israel Goy by Rabbi Menachem Brod, “In the city of Krakow, Poland, there lived a rich Jew by the name of Israel who was famous for his stinginess. The local beggars had long since given up trying to knock at his door. All attempts by the trustees of the community’s various charityContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 30th October”

The Meaning of Love by Sufi poet Rumi, “Both light and shadoware the dance of Love. Love has no cause;it is the astrolabe of God’s secrets. Lover and Loving are inseparableand timeless. Although I may try to describe Lovewhen I experience it I am speechless. Although I may try to write about LoveI am renderedContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 29th October”

“The chief element of happiness is this: to want to be what you are.”Philosopher and theologian Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (commonly known as Erasmus), born on this day in 1466

From The Celtic Spirit: Daily Meditations for the Turning Year by Caitlin Matthews,“Unleashing Joy‘He who binds to himself a joyDoes a winged life destroy;But he who kisses the joy as it fliesLives in eternity’s sunrise.’William Blake, EternityJoy is not a creature of the cupboard; it is wild, free, and profligate, spending itself in one greatContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 27th October”

“How can you sing of Amazing Grace? How can you sing prayerfully of heaven and earth and all God’s wonders without using your hands? My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me.”Mahalia Jackson, ‘Queen of Gospel’ singer (1911 – 1972), born on this day.It was Mahalia JacksonContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 26th October”