"When you travel, A new silence Goes with you, And if you listen, You will hear What your heart would Love to say." --John O'Donohue, " For the Traveler " (2008)

"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 toward The territories of spirit Where you will discover More of your hidden life, And the urgencies That...

"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...

"When you travel, you find yourself Alone in a different way, More attentive now To the self you bring along. Your more subtle eye watching You abroad; and how what meets you Touches that part of the heart That lies low at home: How you unexpectedly attune To the timbre in some voice, Opening in...

FOR THE TRAVELER By John O'Donohue from To Bless the Space Between Us (2008) Every time you leave home, Another road takes you Into a world you were never in. New strangers on other paths await. New places that have never seen you Will startle a little at your entry. Old places that know you...