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    A Blessing of Solitude

    A Blessing of Solitude

    by John O'Donohue

    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 have respect for you own individuality and difference.
    May you realize that the shape of your soul is unique, that
    you have a special destiny here,
    that behind the facade of your life there is something
    beautiful, good, and eternal happening.
    May you learn to see yourself with the same delight, pride,
    and expectation with which God sees you in every moment.

    Note: You can replace the word “God” with the word “Universe” or “Source” or whatever makes you feel safe, protected and/or connected.
    Nobody's gonna break my stride......nobody's gonna slow me down......Oh no, I gotta keep on moving." (Men at Work)

    "To face my trials with the grace of a woman rather than the grief of a child". (Veronica A. Shoffstall)


    40 Months drug-free from kindling & tolerance WD (Doxepin) + many past C/T & C/switches from benzos, ADs, and APs, Lithium & thryoid h rx'd for severe GI symptoms.

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    Beautiful... Thank you, Sam...
    Keep walking. Just keep walking.

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    beautiful to read!...

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    Thanks IAWP guys! So glad you enjoyed reading it.

    I consider this poem to be quite beautiful as well!

    I was exposed to this poem many, many years ago when I took a night class in Celtic Spirituality. It was an interest course but one that really changed my life in a huge way. I now have such a deep reverence and connection to Celtic Poetry despite the fact that I don't have one drop of Irish/Celtic blood in my veins. (lol).


    Samsara
    Nobody's gonna break my stride......nobody's gonna slow me down......Oh no, I gotta keep on moving." (Men at Work)

    "To face my trials with the grace of a woman rather than the grief of a child". (Veronica A. Shoffstall)


    40 Months drug-free from kindling & tolerance WD (Doxepin) + many past C/T & C/switches from benzos, ADs, and APs, Lithium & thryoid h rx'd for severe GI symptoms.

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    It's such an inspiring text!Thanks Sheila!
    Severe anxiety since childhood .SSRIs for OCD.
    Major traumatism in my life:Prozac during short periods.
    Deroxat (=Paxil) during 7 years.
    Three unsuccessful atempts to quit.
    Deroxat free since may 2008 (Cold turkey )

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    This was posted by my twin, Samsara….
    Meds free since June 2005.

    "An initiation into shamanic healing means a devaluation of all values, an overturning of the profane world, a peeling away of inveterate handed-down notions of the world, liberation from everything preconceived. For that reason, shamanism is closely connected with suffering. One must suffer the disintegration of one's own system of thought in order to perceive a new world in the higher space."
    -- Holger Kalweit

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