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From All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque“Comrade, I did not want to kill you… But you were only an idea to me before, an abstraction that lived in my mind and called forth its appropriate response. It was that abstraction I stabbed. But now, for the first time, I see youContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 11th November”

“The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest.”Martin Luther, theologian and instigator of the Reformation, born on this day in 1483

“I wonder why space and emptiness are almost always seen as loss, as missed opportunity, as the unknown in need of labelling. Yet nothing much can ever happen without them. Rather are they the necessary conditions and context for imagination and understanding. Without the blank margins on this page, or the spaces between the lettersContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 9th November”

What the Day Gives by Quaker poet Jeanne Lohmann (1923 – 2016), “Suddenly, sun. Over my shoulderin the middle of gray Novemberwhat I hoped to do comes back,asking. Across the street the fiery treeshold onto their leaves,red and gold in the final monthsof this unfinished year,they offer blazing riddles.. In the frozen fields of myContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 8th November”

“As long as coal miners die young and in agony so that we can have cheap electricity; so long as farm workers and their children become desperately ill because of exposure to deadly chemicals that help make our food cheaper; as long as workers at our favourite ‘big box’ store can be forced to workContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 7th November”

“The people never got used to Egypt. They never felt they belonged there.They never said, “They are the masters and we are the slaves and that’s the way it is.”So when Moses came and told them that they were going to leave, they believed him.Everyone has their Egypt. You’ve got to know who you areContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 6th November”

From Earth Pilgrim by Satish Kumar,“My life is an unending pilgrimage – I have no destination. Touching the earth – being connected to the soil, being mindful of every step – is how I practice eco-spirituality. Walking in the wild is my meditation. Walking in nature is my prayer, my peace and my solitude. Breathing,Continue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 5th November”

“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”