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

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"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

Awareness

"Beauty is the illumination of the soul."

- John O'Donohue

Awareness

"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

Self-awareness

"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

Healing

"When one flower blooms, spring awakens everywhere."

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New Beginnings

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"Love sees not with the eyes, but with the heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"The spell will be broken, the Beast will cease to exist, and I will become a prince once more, if she can learn to love and be loved in return."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Love is not about finding someone perfect, but about accepting their imperfections."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Love can break even the most powerful of curses."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Love is not a choice, but a force that binds souls together."

- Beauty and the Beast

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