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Dear Friend
John O'Donohue's book Anam Cara: A Book Of Celtic Wisdom presents the reader with Sophia's gifts on every page. Here is one selection, a blessing he wrote that gives voice to the timeless wisdom of the Celtic tradition and its embrace of the sacredness of everyday life.
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Anam Cara: A Book Of Celtic Wisdom
John O'Donohue
May the light of your soul guide you.
May the light of your soul bless the work you do
with the secret love and warmth of your heart.
May you see in what you do the beauty of your
own soul.
May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light and renewal to those who work with you and to those who see and receive your work.
May your work never weary you.
May it release within you wellsprings of refreshment,
inspiration, and excitement.
May you be present in what you do.
May you never become lost in the bland absences.
May the day never burden.
May dawn find you awake and alert, approaching your
new day with dreams, possibilities, and promises.
May evening find you gracious and fulfilled.
May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected.
May your soul calm, console and renew you.
(HarperCollins, 1997, pp. 160-161)
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for your notes of appreciation for our
newsletter.
Everyone has
the heart to be a true friend of the soul, an
"Anam
Cara." By embodying that ideal ourselves we
may serve to help
others to find love and compassion within
themselves and the world.
Our highest nature is always
manifest in
relationship - to all other beings, to the
environment, in relation to our own body and
mind. Becoming mindful of the quality of our
relationships
allows us to learn where the light shines and
where it
needs to shine more. The ideal of Anam
Cara is to
continuously endeavor to expand the depth
and the
inclusiveness of the loving kindness we bring
into
every relationship, every moment, every breath.
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respond.
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With
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I thank you all.
May all beings realize complete freedom from suffering and may all our actions reflect only wisdom, compassion, patience and love.
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