... there is a mirror within the human mind.
This mirror collects every reflection. Human solitude is so unsolitary.
Deep human solitude is a place of great affinity and of tension.
When you come into your solitude, you come into companionship
with everything and everyone. When you extend yourself frenetically outward,
seeking refuge in your external image or role, you are going into exile.
When you come patiently and silently home to yourself,
you come into unity and into belonging.
This mirror collects every reflection. Human solitude is so unsolitary.
Deep human solitude is a place of great affinity and of tension.
When you come into your solitude, you come into companionship
with everything and everyone. When you extend yourself frenetically outward,
seeking refuge in your external image or role, you are going into exile.
When you come patiently and silently home to yourself,
you come into unity and into belonging.
~ John O'Donohue
art by Shanna Strauss
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