"Listen carefully to yourself. Listen to what you……" — John O'Donohue
"Listen carefully to yourself. Listen to what you dislike, and you will find most of the imagery is what you have received and registered from other people. We ingest labels from others."
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179 Quotes by John O'Donohue
John O'Donohue has 179 quotes on this site.
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In contrast to how a child belongs in the world, adult belonging is never as natural, innocent, or playful. Adult…
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Our bodies know they belong; it is our minds that make our lives so homeless.
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It is strange to be here. The mystery never leaves you alone. Behind your image, below your words, above your…
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The blessings for which we hunger are not to be found in other places or people. These gifts can only…
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If you live the life you love, you will receive shelter and blessings. Sometimes the great famine of blessings in…
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To have true integrity, poise, and courage is to be attuned to the silent and invisible nature within you.
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When you've gone as far as you can go, quietly await your next beginning.
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The idea [of therapy] isn't to give people answers, or lead their bark of longing into a safe, dull, protected…
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The essence of who you are is ultimately mysterious, ungraspable and numinous-completely different from every other structure of matter.
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When people get into therapy, or when they need healing, their real hope is that they'll come to the secret…
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We [humans] are the only creatures who are in-between. We're of the earth, but don't belong to it, because we…
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Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.
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Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.
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