Friday, November 7, 2008

For Solitude - behind the facade of life


A blessing By John O'Donohue
from his book "To Bless the Space Between Us"
published by Doubleday
1st Edition


For Solitude


May you recognize in your life the presence,

power, and light of your soul.

May you realize that you are never alone,

that your soul in its brightness and belonging
connects you intimately with the rhythm of the
universe.


May you have respect for your individuality and
difference.


May you realize that the shape of your soul is

unique,

that you have a special destiny here,
that behind the facade of life
there is something beautiful and eternal happening.


May you learn to see your self
with the same delight,
pride, and expectation
with which God sees you in every moment.

8 comments:

Lady Farmer said...

Thanks for visiting! Hope you do come again. The photo at the top of this post is lovely. I can't wait for some (snow and "Solitude") here. :~}
ttfn
~LF~

Michael said...

Nice photo me thinks too, I love solitude too, its a great feeling but yes id love a nice girl now. i tried the internet dating thing but just thought it was a load of false messeges if you know what i mean. i suppose id be terrified of going on a date out of the blue, maybe i should try again on one of the singles sites.
Feel right good tonight u know, first week over and i feel really comfortable, loads to learn no more boredom, yes its ok at the moment

Meg said...

Good luck driving down that thing.

jiggins said...

"Exercise, Music, Romantic, I enjoy cooking on charcoal."

I am following your blog based on your profile description.. haha.. at least I was at first.

This is a great passage. I have been in conscious awareness of this external greatness behind the scenes.. and it makes my steps a bit easier to take.. and my life that much more enjoyable to live. I appreciate the sounds of the frantic silence that this greater energy brings to my days. Thanks for that! See ya on the next post!

petra michelle; Whose role is it anyway? said...

A beautiful and eloquent reminder!
Love the accompanying photo!

Tug said...

That's one of my favorites! (Only kidding. I was just trying to sound cool.) :]

Shadow said...

now how did i miss this one???? it's amazing!

Jodi said...

I wish I had been able to get over the day you posted this...

I needed it! But it still brings me peace today...

Thank you for sharing your talent.