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A Blessing of Solitude by John O’Donohue complements Derek Walcott’s Love after Love

A Blessing of Solitude by John O’Donohue

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.
May you learn to see yourself with the same delight, pride,
and expectation with which God sees you in every moment.

John O’Donohue (from Anam Cara)

See Love after Love, by Derek Walcott, resonates deeply when you first acknowledge yourself.

See Emily Dickinson’s Solitude.

Other poems For a New Beginning by John O’Donohue and The Inner History of a Day by John O’Donohue and John O’Donohue’s 4 short lines say it all for poets.

Listen to Krista Tippett interview John O’Donohue On Being: The Inner Landscape of Beauty.

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6 Responses to “A Blessing of Solitude by John O’Donohue complements Derek Walcott’s Love after Love”

  1. Love after Love, by Derek Walcott, resonates deeply when you first acknowledge yourself | The Uncarved Blog Says:
    June 27, 2014 at 9:23 pm | Reply

    […] A Blessing of Solitude by John O’Donohue, from Anam Cara, profoundly adds to and complements this sentiment by Derek Walcott. […]

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  2. Hafiz via Ladinsky describes the spiritual transformation of loving deeply within himself | The Uncarved Blog Says:
    July 16, 2014 at 1:31 am | Reply

    […] Love after Love, by Derek Walcott, resonates deeply when you first acknowledge yourself. Only then can you truly love. A Blessing of Solitude by John O’Donohue complements Derek Walcott’s Love after Love. […]

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  3. Wendell Berry’s “No going back” is about the generosity of the evolving self through time | The Uncarved Blog Says:
    July 29, 2014 at 5:45 pm | Reply

    […] O’Donohue, and Hafiz complement Berry’s theme: Love after Love, by Derek Walcott, A Blessing of Solitude by John O’Donohue, and The Root of The Rose by Hafiz, translated by Daniel […]

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  4. Emily Dickinson succinctly describes the eternal nature of Love in this short but powerful poem | The Uncarved Blog Says:
    September 1, 2014 at 12:01 pm | Reply

    […] See A Blessing of Solitude by John O’Donohue, from Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom. […]

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  5. love, after love | something to tell Says:
    February 27, 2015 at 7:02 am | Reply

    […] A Blessing of Solitude by John O’Donohue, from Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom, profoundly complements this theme by Derek Walcott. […]

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  6. John O’Donohue's 4 short lines say it all for poets | The Uncarved Blog Says:
    January 27, 2020 at 2:39 pm | Reply

    […] 3 more of his lovely poems: A Blessing of Solitude (Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom); The Inner History of a Day and For a New Beginning (To Bless […]

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