A dark brick wall with a cross on it in lighter brickwork The Wonder of the Cross 40 Days with the Music of Vicky Beeching
Back from General Synod and the glory of a time of retreat & reflection and straight into the first full week of Lent
Some go cyber-silent for 40 Days but many people need this space
So, No #ToPray #ToPonder or #Txt4today
But, yes Daily Lent words on Vicky Beeching’s music & an occasional #LastLaugh
A sprig of blossom Kindness is not an act, it's a reflection of your soul
#ToPonder
Kindness
is not an act,
it's a reflection
of your soul
Dietrich Bonhoeffer said: The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children. (Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
#ToPonder
Dietrich Bonhoeffer said:
The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.
(Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
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Mexican proverb: The house does not rest on the ground. but upon a woman. (Aaron Hotchner - Criminal Minds)
#ToPonder
Mexican proverb:
The house does not rest on the ground.
but upon a woman.
(Aaron Hotchner - Criminal Minds)
Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity (C.S. Lewis)
#ToPonder
Love is never wasted,
for its value
does not rest
upon reciprocity
(C.S. Lewis)
Einstein once said, Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited: imagination encircles the world. (Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
#ToPonder
Einstein once said,
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited:
imagination encircles the world.
(Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
Faulkner once said! Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. (Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
#ToPonder
Faulkner once said!
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors.
Try to be better than yourself.
(Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
Euripides said, When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him. (Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
#ToPonder
Euripides said,
When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good must suffer with him.
(Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
A cartoon of Snoopy the dog stretching out his arms to greet Woodstock the bird If they respect you, respect them. If they disrespect you, still respect them. Do not allow the actions of others to decrease your good manners, because you represent yourself, not others.
#ToPonder
If they respect you, respect them.
If they disrespect you, still respect them.
Do not allow the actions of others to decrease your good manners,
because you represent yourself, not others.
Eugene lonesco said, "Ideology separates us. Dreams and anguish bring us together. (Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
#ToPonder
Eugene lonesco said,
"Ideology separates us.
Dreams and anguish bring us together.
(Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
Agent Jason Gideon from the TV series Criminal Minds Harriet Beecher Stowe once said, The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone. (Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
#ToPonder
Harriet Beecher Stowe once said,
The bitterest tears shed over graves
are for words left unsaid
and deeds left undone.
(Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
Snoopy the dog and Woodstock the bird on top of Snoopy’s red kennel Learn from yesterday Live for today Look to tomorrow Rest this afternoon
#ToPonder
Learn from yesterday
Live for today
Look to tomorrow
Rest this afternoon
Jason Gideon from the TV programme Criminal Minds Measure not the work until the day's out and the labour done - Elizabeth Barrett-Browning. (Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
#ToPonder
Measure not the work until the day's out and the labour done - Elizabeth Barrett-Browning.
(Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
Black text on a white background Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes... families are torn apart. Men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. (Diary of Anne Frank- January 13, 1943)
#ToPonder
Terrible things are happening outside.
Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes... families are torn apart. Men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.
(Diary of Anne Frank- January 13, 1943)
Snoopy the Dog and Woodstock the bird dancing in the rain on top of Snoopy’s kennel Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.
#ToPonder
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass.
It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.
Winston Churchill said, ‘The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you will see.’ (Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
#ToPonder
Winston Churchill said,
‘The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you will see.’
(Jason Gideon - Criminal Minds)
A cartoon of Snoopy the dog holding helium balloons with words on them Let it go… Fear Envy Anger Hate Regret
#ToPonder
Let it go…
Fear
Envy
Anger
Hate
Regret
A black and white picture of Margaret Atwood Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them. (Margaret Atwood)
#ToPonder
Men are afraid that women will laugh at them.
Women are afraid that men will kill them.
(Margaret Atwood)
Snoopy th dog looking up at the sky with a heart shaped thought balloon above his head Everyone understands kindness (Snoopy)
#ToPonder
Everyone understands kindness
(Snoopy)
White text on a black background Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance, you have to work at it. (Margaret Atwood)
#ToPonder
Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance,
you have to work at it.
(Margaret Atwood)
Snoopy the dog lifting Woodstock the bird up so that he can smell the blossom on a tree You are strong when you know your wearnesses. You are beautiful when you appreciate your flaws. You are wise when you learn from your mistakes.
#ToPonder
You are strong
when you know your wearnesses.
You are beautiful
when you appreciate your flaws.
You are wise
when you learn from your mistakes
White text on a black background Better never means better for everyone... It always means worse, for some. (Margaret Atwood)
#ToPonder
Better never means better for everyone...
It always means worse, for some.
(Margaret Atwood)
Charlie Brown and Snoopy the dog sitting on top of Snoopy’s kennel looking at a sunset Charlie Brown: We only live once, Snoopy. Snoopy: Wrong! We only die once. We live every day!
#ToPonder
Charlie Brown:
We only live once, Snoopy.
Snoopy:
Wrong! We only die once.
We live every day!
White text on a black background I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it. (Margaret Atwood)
#ToPonder
I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.
(Margaret Atwood)
Snoopy the dog kicking a red ball Throw and some will fetch; jog and some will run; but love them and you'll get it all back!
#ToPonder
Throw and some will fetch;
jog and some will run;
but love them and you'll get it all back!
A pale blue eye in a cloudy sky If you know Big Brother is watching you perhaps the best response is to smile for the camera? (Andrew Dotchin)
#ToPonder
If you know Big Brother is watching you perhaps the best response is to smile for the camera?
(Andrew Dotchin)
White text on a black background A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together. (Margaret Atwood)
#ToPonder
A voice is a human gift;
it should be cherished and used,
to utter fully human speech as possible.
Powerlessness and silence go together.
(Margaret Atwood)
Snoopy the dog playing in a pile of autumn leaves When life knocks you down, roll over and look at the stars. (Snoopy)
#ToPonder
When life knocks you down,
roll over and look at the stars.
(Snoopy)
White text on a black background War is what happens when language fails. (Margaret Atwood)
#ToPonder
War is what happens when language fails.
(Margaret Atwood)
Snoopy the dog looking up at snow falling from the sky Keep looking up, that’s the secret of life (Snoopy)
#ToPonder
Keep looking up, that’s the secret of life
(Snoopy)
