Excerpt from Anan Cara by John O’Donohue

 

The shape of each soul is different. There is a secret destiny for each person.

When you endevaour to repeat what others have done or force yourself into

a preset mould, you betray your individuality. We need to return to the solitude

within, to find again the dream that lies at the hearth of the soul. We need to feel

the dream with the wonder of a child approaching a threshold of discovery.

 

When we rediscover our childlike nature, we enter into a world of gentle

possibility. Consequently, we will find ourselves more frequently at the place

of ease, delight and celebration. The false burdens fall away. We come

into rhythm with ourselves. Our clay shape gradually learns to walk beautifully

on this magnificent earth.

 

 

A Blessing

 

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 own 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 your life there is something beautiful,

good, and eternal happening.