Mother Teresa left behind many poignant and deep quotations about LOVE.

The common theme of her words reflect her work with the lonely, the sick, the dying and the destitute. Her unending love came through in her work and in her words. She was forever compassionate towards the loneliness felt by “wealthy” people who on surface had it all. She was also very concerned about the breakdown of families.

Here are a selection of her words which say it all:-

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It is ten years today since Mother Teresa passed away amongst her favourite people - the dying and destitute of Calcutta.

As she passed away the same week as Princess Diana, it seemed at the time that her passing away was hardly noticed. Yet, here was an amazing human being who spent decades helping the lonely, the poor and the dying in the worst possible environment for such humanity.

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Every now and then I come across someone in my life who impresses me enormously and who has a lot to offer to me and others. My friend Kavit Haria is one such person.

I recently took some time out to interview him for my blog as part of my inspirational interviews. And this is what transpired:-

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Last week, I was lucky enough to have my mother come and stay with me on her own for the first time in many years. We bonded once again and one evening we watched the movie “Gandhi”.

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Last week I was privileged and honoured to be at a talk by Marianne Williamson, author of “A Return to Love” (Amazon UK / Amazon USA) and famed for having written the words Our Light , often incorrectly attributed to Nelson Mandela. She spoke passionately about her hopes for a better world and finding our higher purpose.

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In my last post, I wrote about hope from the heartbreak of 7/7 after the London train and bombs on 7th July 2005.

Today I was sent an email about a memorial service held for the 52 victims of those bombs in London. The victims were remembered by their familes and friends at a private gathering held on 7/7/7 at St Ethelburga’s Church in the City of London.

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It is already 2 years today since the bombings in London on 7th July 2005. The picture above shows the peace flower created on the first anniversary of 7/7 last year in Regents Park.

As we today remember those killed and injured on that fateful day, it is heart breaking to know that the same thing could have happened only last week in London and Glasgow airport.

So where do we go from here? On 7/7 two years ago, I wrote and sent out my regular newsletter - and I feel that my message is as relevant today as it was then. Here is what wrote then in full:-

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It is 30th June, and we are at the half way point in the year.

How quickly this year has flown by! Having recently suffered the sad loss of a friend, I am reminded more than ever before of the futility and fragility of our lives.

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I have just received one of those emails which seem to go around the world with a quirky message.

As the world seems to get smaller and smaller, it is amazing how intertwined our lives have become.

This email posed the question:-

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Every now and then, I come across something which is so simple and yet so powerful and effective in changing the world.

A friend recently connected me with Avaaz, an online campaign group.

“Avaaz” literally means “voice” or “song” in several Asian languages and the online campaign group is a community of global citizens who take action on the major issues facing the world today.

Images speak louder than and here is a powerful and thought provoking video clip from them:-

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