Sunday
May152011
gather the kindling
retreat altar . midwest inner excavation retreat, may 2011
Close your eyes
Gather all the kindling
About your heart
To create one spark.
That is all you need
To nourish the flame
That will cleanse the dark
Of its weight of festered fear.
from "For Courage" by John O'Donohue (from To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings)
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take a breath in be present retreats, inner excavation
take a breath in be present retreats, inner excavation
Reader Comments (4)
I've got a couple of his books - I need to pull them out again.
And I'm lighting a candle now.
oh my goodness this photo took my breath away. so beautiful. xo
this retreat altar is warm and comforting sight. i thought of you lovelies gathering together, knowing it would be magic.
...oh my god. I stumbled across this post while looking for something else and...I am destroyed. Demolished. And remade.
That sounds horrendously overwrought but I think it's probably actually true.