"Thresholds" Chapter 3 of John O'Donohue's To Bless the Space Between

Acknowledge and cross a new threshold p. 49 
"Breathing plenitude of color emerges." p. 47
"Change arrives in nature when time has ripened." p.47
"Demands courage and also a sense of trust in whatever is emerging." 
"Everything is prepared. Nothing is rushed." p. 47
"Feel all the varieties of presence that accrue there." p. 49
"Great complexity of emotion comes alive: confusion, fear, excitement , sadness, hope." pp.48-9
"Heart passionately engaged and woken up" p. 48
"It is wise in your own life to be able to recognize and acknowledge the key theresholds." p. 49
"Journey can be a sacred thing: Make sure, before you go, To take the time To Bless your going forth, To free your heart."
"Know the serenity of stillness /To be enfolded anew / By the miracle of your being." p. 52
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Must now find a new way of unfolding p. 49 source
"Nature insists on taking its time." p. 47
"One of the greatest dreams of every heart - to change the limitations, the sameness, the banality, or the pain." p. 48
Promises and "Quiet confidence that destiny will guide you and mind you." p. 57
"Risking the danger of difference." p. 48
"Surprised by change that seems to arrive out of nowhere." p. 48
Take your time and...
Unfolding for us...
"Vulnerable to a flourish of possibility and we are suddenly negotiating the challenge of a threshold." p. 48
"We aim for a new and more successful path or Way of living." p.48
"Lament: A poem or song eXpressing grief or loss." p. 33 What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings
"You could not have known You needed to illuminate Your way." p. 54 To Bless the Space Between
"AmaZed, my heart waits for direction... Oh, yes, says my heart. Whatever the music? Let me sing." p. 28 "Song In A Strange Land" What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings by Joce Sidman Illustrations by Pamela Zagarenski

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