"We [humans] are the only creatures who are……" — John O'Donohue
"We [humans] are the only creatures who are in-between. We're of the earth, but don't belong to it, because we strain after the heavens; and yet the heavens aren't full in us. So this wonderful, restless, eternal longing in us has us always on a quest."
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John O'Donohue
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179 Quotes by John O'Donohue
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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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In order to keep our balance, we need to hold the interior and exterior, visible and invisible, known and unknown,…
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Though the human body is born complete in one moment, the birth of the human heart is an ongoing process.…
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