Once the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never g... - John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

"Once the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never go back. From then on, you are inflamed with a special longing that will never again let you linger in the lowlands of complacency and partial fulfillment. The eternal makes you urgent. You are loath to let compromise or the threat of danger hold you back from striving toward the summit of fulfillment."

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