“One of the most beautiful gifts in the world is the gift of encouragement. When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own.”

—  John O'Donohue

Source: Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong

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Irish writer, priest and philosopher 1956–2008

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