Category: Thought for Today

Thought for today: ‘I’m not interested in whether you’ve stood with the great; I’m interested in whether you’ve sat with the broken.’ — Sue Fitzmaurice #thoughtfortoday #sitwiththebroken #character #compassion #maketheUturn I sit with the broken on a regular basis. It is fulfilling to me to sit and say nothing, to be there, to care, to…

Thought for today: ‘My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style’ — Maya Angelou #thoughtfortoday #mission #life #compassion #style Maya Angelou is someone I could quote many times, and probably will. If you don’t really know her…

Thought for today: ‘People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, ‘Soften the orange a bit on the right-hand corner.’ I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.’ — Carl Rogers #thoughtfortoday #people #wonderful…

Thought for today: As this is my 2 month anniversary of posting Thought for Today on Facebook and LinkedIn, I thought I’d do something a bit different. Here are some favourite quotes, take from Gyles Brandreth’s fine book Word Play; do you know who said them? ‘Brevity is the soul of lingerie.’ ‘I like long…

Thought for today: ‘Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.’ — Sir Terry Pratchett #thoughtfortoday #wisdom #experience #life As usual on a Friday, I pick a funny quote rather than looking for meaning connected to my present experience. As it happens this is relevant to me today – being…

Thought for today: ‘And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.’ — Anaïs Nin #thoughtfortoday #risk #blossom #todaystheday A quote within a quote today “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” – who knows where…

Thought for today: ‘An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.’ — Laurence J Peter (developer of “The Peter Principle” in business) Do we really care about the accuracy of predictions? Or do we pick predictions that suit our narrative? How often do we go…

Thought for today: ‘To retain the loyalty of those who are present, be loyal to those who are absent.‘ — Stephen R Covey Sometimes you hear someone you are with gossiping about a mutual acquaintance or letting slip a personal secret the absent person would not want revealed. What do you think of the gossiper?…

Thought for today: ‘It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.’ — L R Knost I really like L R Knost – this is the third time I’ve picked one…

Thought for today: ‘If you have been brutally broken, but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with the heart of an angel.’ — Keanu Reeves #thoughtfortoday #broken #angel Have you been broken? I know I have in my time. You have to learn to accept yourself…