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"This Is the Time to Be Slow", by John O'Donohue
Thanks to my friend Brynna for sharing this poem with me. This Is the Time to Be Slow by John O’Donohue This is the time to be slow Lie low to the wall Until the bitter weather passes Try, as best you can, not to let The wire brush of doubt Scrape from your heart All sense of yourself And your hesitant light. If you remain generous, Time will come good; And you will find your feet Again on fresh pastures of promise, Where the air will be kind And blushed with beginning. From

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"For Courage", by John O'Donohue
Another powerful poem/blessing by John O'Donohue. For Courage When the light around lessens And your thoughts darken until Your body...

susanalabordeblaj
Mar 18, 20241 min read


"For The Artist At The Start Of The Day", by John O'Donohue
I have been reading part of a poem by John O'Donohue, in my yoga classes: May this be a morning of innocent beginning, When the gift...

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Mar 15, 20242 min read


"For Loneliness", by John O'Donohue
I bumped into this poem, by John O'Donohue, from his book "To Bless the Space Between Us" For Loneliness When the light lessens, Causing...

susanalabordeblaj
Mar 30, 20201 min read


"To Learn From Animal Being", by John O'Donohue
I recently read a phrase by Pierre Alais, yoga teacher, and student of Shivananda & T.K.V. Desikachar, a phrase that stayed with me:...

susanalabordeblaj
Jan 13, 20201 min read


"I would love to live..." by John O'Donohue
I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding. From Anam Cara A Book Of Celtic Wisdom Join my...

susanalabordeblaj
May 9, 20171 min read


"For Belonging", by John O'Donohue
For Belonging May you listen to your longing to be free. May the frames of your belonging be generous enough for your dreams. My you...

susanalabordeblaj
Mar 10, 20171 min read


A Blessing "For Solitude", by John O'Donohue
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...

susanalabordeblaj
Feb 17, 20171 min read


"A Morning Offering" by John O'Donohue
I bless the night that nourished my heart To set the ghosts of longing free Into the flow and figure of dream That went to harvest from...

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Jan 10, 20171 min read


"Beannacht" (Blessing), by John O'Donohue
On the day when The weight deadens On your shoulders And you stumble, May the clay dance To balance you. And when your eyes Freeze...

susanalabordeblaj
Dec 27, 20162 min read


"For the Traveler", by John O'Donohue
Here is a beautiful blessing for all travelers, by John O'Donohue For the Traveler Every time you leave home, Another road takes you Into...

susanalabordeblaj
Jun 1, 20152 min read
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