Days Quote by John O'Donohue

““If we could be mindful of how short our time is, we might learn how precious each day is.””

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If you try to avoid or remove the awkward quality, it will pursue you. The only effective way to still its unease is to transfigure it, to let it become something creative and positive that contributes to who you are. Nietzche said that one of the best days in his life was the day when he rebaptized all his negative…

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A friend is a loved one who awakens your life in order to free the wild possibilities within you.

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“There is a poetic import to the phrase ‘without a shadow of a doubt’: in all probability, there is no doubt without a shadow.…

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If you allow yourself to be the person you are then everything will come into rhythm.

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Consumerism is the worship of the god of quantity; advertising is its liturgy. Advertising is schooling in false longing.

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Inspiration is always a surprising visitor.

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