To Bless The Going Forth

Excerpt from "FOR THE TRAVELLER"

by John O'Donohue - To Bless The Space Between Us (Benedictus in the U.K.)

Every time you leave home,

Another road takes you

Into a world you were never in,

* * *

When you travel,

A new silence

Goes with you,

And if you listen,

You will hear

What your heart would

Love to say.

A journey can become a sacred thing:

Make sure, before you go,

To take the time

To bless your going forth,

To free your heart of ballast

So that the compass of your soul

Might direct you towards

The territories of spirit

Where you will discover

More of your hidden life;

And the urgencies

That deserve to claim you.

May you travel in an awakened way,

Gathered wisely into your inner ground;

That you may not waste the invitations

Which wait along the way to transform you.

May you travel safely, arrive refreshed

And live your time away to its fullest;

Return home, more enriched, and free

To balance the gift of days which call you.

My friend, Annabelle, came over today.  We went down to the beach and she performed a blessing ceremony for my Camino.  I am deeply moved and grateful for her caring and the blessing.

love, Lindaa