Beauty

A dear friend told me to read the book Eternal Echoes by John O' Donohue about a year ago.  The gift he gave me was immeasurable.  Reading John O' Donohue's work feels like a sacred ritual-each paragraph to be savored, fully presenced, pondered, re-read and re-experienced.  I immediately purchased Anam Cara and experienced the same stillness, peace, and wonder.

I burst into tears when I googled to find out more about this gentle Irishman and found out that he died suddenly in 2007.  It felt unbearable that there would be no more books, no more words from him, and that he no longer walked the Earth.  I held off buying and reading his book Beauty: The Invisible Embrace for as long as I could, wanting to pick it up when my heart was yearning for the tender voice I knew I would encounter between its covers.

I have spent the last two days reading the first two pages, sighing with delight. 

I love you, John O' Donohue, soul friend.

"May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder"--John O' Donohue.