From the author of the bestselling Anam Cara comes a beautiful collection of blessings to help readers through both the everyday and the extraordinary events of their lives. John O'Donohue, Irish teacher and poet, has been widely praised for his gift of drawing on Celtic spiritual traditions to create words of inspiration and wisdom for today. In To Bless the Space Between Us, his compelling blend of elegant, poetic language and spiritual insight offers readers comfort and encouragement on their journeys through life. O'Donohue looks at life's thresholds--getting married, having children, starting a new job--and offers invaluable guidelines for making the transition from a known, familiar world into a new, unmapped territory. Most profoundly, however, O'Donohue explains "blessing" as a way of life, as a lens through which the whole world is transformed. O'Donohue awakens readers to timeless truths and shows the power they have to answer contemporary dilemmas and ease us through periods of change.
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A Blessing in itself Four years I went to Ireland alone - to spend time with my completed manuscript, published this year. What was a jewish woman from New Jersey doing alone in a foreign country? It all started with John O'Donohue. I was fortunate enough to hear him at a poetry reading he did in New York City a year or two before my trip. He is Irish, by the way, and his love of Ireland and the mystery and magic of the place pulled me to it without even thinking. John O'Donohue is not just a poet or a writer. He is connected... more info
There's is nothing I've ever read quite like this!! I grabbed this book off my shelf before a flight, and all the way there I was reading it and sharing with my fellow-passengers..."here, read this one, this is so beautiful (sniff)" and they'd read it and it would bring tears to their eyes, too. Then, when I got there, I met two women from Ireland, and I asked them if they had ever heard of John O'Donohue. "Know him? Oh, yes, he was a dear friend of ours," they said, "and do you know that the western half of Ireland went into mourning when he died? He was... more info
Fine, thoughtful, insightful book I have purchased many copies of this book to share with friends for its thoughtful and compassionate look at life and its challenges.
Healing images John O'Donohue has used ordinary language creatively, often turning
negatives into positives: e.g. "laboratory of the soul". I had previously been turned off by some of his ideas and bought the
book because the price was right at the WRITERS ALMANAC web site.
Turned out to be a great idea.
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