Thank you for the beauty and the grace I find in my life right now. It is always there – has always been present. Only, now I’m learning to know it.
River Of Stones #2
Delicate lines
easing apart.
I almost see
the force of life
about to explode,
in petal
in fragrance
in loving grace.
John O’Donohue reads Beannacht, a blessing he wrote for his mother. Josie O’Donohue passed away on December 31, 2011 surrounded by her family.
Here you’ll be gifted with images from his home as his voice carries his blessing:
I’ve learned a little more about the relationship that’s possible between mothers and their sons through knowing that John O’Donohue wrote this blessing for his mother. Today I learned of her passing. As she left this world surrounded by her family, I like to imagine that she slipped into her next world greeted by those she had loved here, that had gone before her. Beannacht is a beautiful blessing that inspires me often.
River Of Stones #1
You found your way into our home and our hearts
Uninvited, you felt yourself a stranger amidst affectionate hands.
Now you sleep, peacefully
You know you’re loved once more.
Curled on my blanket
One paw reaching me
Tells me, we too
Have entered your heart.
Fostering Presence, Imagination and Creativity for 2012
December 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The cycle of time we know as 2011 will soon be over. As we celebrate and welcome 2012, I invite you to join us in spending a few moments each day, through the month of January, being present with one thing - and writing a few lines down inspired by what you notice. I'm undertaking the … [Read more...]
Today I feel in the presence around me, my life filled with potential. I feel the nearness of possibility in the land of the in-between as spoken of by John O’Donohue .
Breath, Trinity & Anam Cara
November 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Though I've not been a religious person for many years, I've always understood that the Trinity - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - preached in churches is something freely available and knowable only to those so ordained. In reading 'Air' from The Four Elements by John O'Donohue, I now … [Read more...]
A River Of Stones, Jan '12
Feel free to join us there and be inspired to notice the world around you a little more than you usually do. I would love to see you in the river and for you to share your stones here too. This is an initiative that I feel sure will help us all pay nature more of its deserving attention, one in which we may discover the little miracles of each moment.
♥ Sandy
Love is the nature of the soul.
The soul needs love as urgently as the body needs air
Anam Cara, John O’Donohue
