Upside Down

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If the world is upside down the way it is now, wouldn't we have to turn it over to get it to stand up straight?

Eduardo Galleano, Upside Down

Artist

Everyone is an artist.  Each person brings sound out of silence and coaxes the invisible to become visible.

John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

Celtic Prayer

I arise today
through the strength of heaven, light of sun,
Radiance of moon,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightening,
Swiftness of wind,
Depth of sea,
Stability of earth,
Firmness of rock.

"St Patrick's Breastplate/The Deer's Cry," translated by Kuno Meyer in Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom by John O'Donouhe

A Blessing of Solitude

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

John O'Donohue, A Blessing of Solitude, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

Imagination

The imagination is the great friend of the unknown.  Endlessly, it invokes and releases the power of possibility.

John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

Solitude

When you cease to fear your solitude, a new creativity awakens in you.  ...  You come home to yourself and learn to rest within.

John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom