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John O'Donohue

“One of the sad things today is that so many people are frightened by the wonder of their own presence. They are dying to tie themselves into a system, a role, or to an image, or to a predetermined identity that other people have actually settled on for them. This identity may be totally at variance with the wild energies that are rising inside in their souls. Many of us get very afraid and we eventually compromise. We settle for something that is safe, rather than engaging the danger and the wildness that is in our own hearts.”

John O'Donohue, Walking in Wonder: Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World
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Walking in Wonder: Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World Walking in Wonder: Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World by John O'Donohue
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