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“O friend, Who could be so lucky?Who comes to a lake for waterAnd sees the reflection of the moon?Who, like Jacob blind with grief and age,smells the shirt of his lost sonand can see again?Who parched with thirst,Lowers a bucket into a wellAnd comes up with an Ocean of nectar?Who could be so lucky?Or likeContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 15th August”

“Let us be still and listen for all the sounds around us…The noise of passing traffic, the steps of passers-by; a distant train or a barking dog; an aeroplane overhead…The wind in the leaves, the rattle of branches; the singing of birds, the patter of rain; the rustle of autumn leaves or the quiet ofContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 14th August”

“Make space for having a moment. Go outside and find the magical places. The hidden parts of the garden, the woods and the streams. Even if you’re in the city you can always find the wild. Back-alleys can be great places for that! As for ceremonies, they can be as simple as lighting a candleContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 13th August”

International Youth Day “When you took the time to recognizewhat I was doing well,you were measuring water into the mouthof a desert-parched little girl. Now I carry a pitcher,treasured legacy in my hand. I offerwitness: a voice to say, “I see you.”affirm, “What you can do matters.”argue, “You have something good to share.” Thank youContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 12th August”

“One of the best preparations for the future is to pay attention to the present moment. Not by being provident, cautious, and miserly with life’s experiential wealth, but by attending to the unfolding of today’s events and one’s part within them. For those who have places to go and tasks to accomplish, the active useContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 11th August”

“Matter and Spirit: These were no longer two things, but two states or two aspects of one and the same cosmic Stuff.. Matter is the Matrix of Spirit. Spirit is the higher state of Matter.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881 – 1955), Jesuit priest, paleontologist and theologian, quoted in Christian Mystics by Matthew Fox Image:Continue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 10th August”

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples “In the old times, when people’s lives were so directly tied to the land, it was easy to know the world as gift. When fall came, the skits would darken with flocks of geese, honking “Here we are.” It reminds the people of the Creation story, when theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 9th August”

“There’s a kind of vegetable in Vietnam called he (pronounced “hey”). It belongs to the onion family and looks like a scallion [spring onion]; it’s very good in soup. The more you cut the plants at the base, the more they grow. If you don’t cut them, they won’t grow very much, but if youContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 8th August”

“Let us have the presence to stand at the edge of the seaTo sense the ebb and flow of the tides.Let us have the senses to feel the breath of a mistmoving over a great saltmarsh,To watch the flight of shore birdsthat have swept up and down the continentsFor untold thousands of years,and see theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 7th August”

Feast of the Transfiguration “Believe me, I knowhow tempting it isto remain inside this blessing,to linger where everythingis dazzling and clear. We could build wallsaround this blessing,put a roof over it.We could bring ina table, chairs,have the most amazing meals.We could make a home.We could stay. But this blessingis built for leaving.This blessingis made forContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 6th August”