On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and yo… - John O'Donohue

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On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to balance you.

John O'Donohue

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About John O'Donohue

John O'Donohue (1 January 1956 – 4 January 2008) was an Irish poet, author, priest, and Hegelian philosopher. He was a native Irish speaker, and as an author is best known for popularising Celtic spirituality, especially from his book Anam Cara.

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We all have experiences, but as T. S. Eliot said, we had the experience but missed the meaning. Every human heart seeks meaning; for it is in meaning that our deepest shelter lies.

Our hunger to belong is the longing to find a bridge across the distance from isolation to intimacy. Every one longs for intimacy and dreams of a nest of belonging in which one is embraced, seen, and loved. Something within each of us cries out for belonging. We can have all the world has to offer in terms of status, achievement, and possessions. Yet without a sense of belonging it all seems empty and pointless.

One of the deepest longings of the human soul is to be seen.

On the day when the weight deadens on your shoulders and you stumble, may the clay dance to balance you. - John O'Donohue

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