Thought for the Day

[. . .] New growth must come from a vision

beyond the embers, a belief in resilience,

and a recognition that the fate of forests

and all other life is intertwined.

~ Lauren E. Oakes

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Quoted from Lauren E. Oakes, "Beginning with Seeds: Restoration in the Wake of Wildfires" (Op-Ed), Emergence Magazine, February 5, 2025

Lauren E. Oakes, Environmental Scientist, Writer, Author of In Search of the Canary Tree and Treekeepers: The Race for a Forested Future

Thought for the Day

[. . .] The courage to be brave when it matters most

requires a lifetime of small decisions that set us on

a path of self-awareness, attentiveness, and willingness

to risk failure for what we believe is right.

~ Right Rev. Mariann Budde

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Quoted from Right Rev. Mariann Budde, How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith (Avery, 2023)

Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D.C. (Washington's First Female Diocesan Bishop);  Spiritual Leader; Writer and Author

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde Website

Thought for the Day

[. . .] Your love for someone else can only grow in relation

to the extent to which you commit to that love. Love cannot

increase without sacrifice and commitment. [. . .]

~ Zachary Bortot

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Quoted from "Two Become One: Marriage a Great Mystery," Center for Christianity Culture & the Arts, Biola University Advent Project 2024,  December 30, 2024 (Online)

Zachary Bortot, M.F.A., Associate Professor of Theatre, Theatre Arts Division Director, Collinsworth School of Performing Arts, California Baptist University at Riverside (See "About" at the first link above for additional information about Bortot.)

Thought for the Day

. . . [Y]ou come to poetry not out of what you know
but out of what you wonder. [. . .]
~ Lucille Clifton

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Quoted from "Lucille Clifton on What Poetry Is," Poetry Breaks Video Series, March 30, 2017

Lucille Clifton (1936-2010), American Poet, Writer, Educator