John O'Donohue

"You can never love another person unless you are equally involved in the beautiful but difficult spiritual work of learning to love yourself."

- John O'Donohue

"Beauty does not reserve itself for special elite moments or instances; it does not wait for perfection but is present already secretly in everything."

- John O'Donohue

"Beauty is the illumination of the soul."

- John O'Donohue

"When you are compassionate with yourself, you trust in your soul, which you let guide your life. Your soul knows the geography of your destiny better than you do."

- John O'Donohue

"We ask that streams of Easter light might flow into the intimacy and privacy of our hearts this morning, to heal us and encourage us and enable us to make again a new beginning."

- John O'Donohue

"When one flower blooms, spring awakens everywhere."

- John O'Donohue

"A blessing is a circle of light drawn around a person to protect, heal and strengthen."

- John O'Donohue