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Blagoslov Za tistega, Ki Je izčrpan

Ko srčni ritem postane kaotičen,
Čas prevzema obremenitev, dokler se ne zlomi;
Potem pade ves nenadzorovan stres
V mislih kot neskončna, naraščajoča teža,

Luč v umu postane šibka.
Stvari, ki bi jih prej lahko sprejeli brez težav
Zdaj pa postanejo naporni dogodki volje.

Utrujenost prevzame tvoj duh.
Gravitacija začne padati v tebi,
Vleče navzdol vsako kost.

Plima, ki je nisi nikoli cenil, je odšla.
In obtičal si na negotovih tleh.
Nekaj ​​v tebi se je zaprlo;
In ne moreš se prisiliti nazaj v življenje.

Prisiljeni ste bili vstopiti v prazen čas.
Želja, ki te je gnala, je izginila.
Zdaj ni drugega za početi kot počivati
In potrpežljivo se nauči sprejemati sebe
Zapustil si se za tek dni.

Sprva se bodo tvoje misli stemnile
In žalost prevzame kot brezvoljno vreme.
Tok neizjokanih solz te bo prestrašil.

Prehitro si potoval po lažnih tleh;
Zdaj je tvoja duša prišla, da te vzame nazaj.

Zateci se v svoja čutila, odpri se
Za vse majhne čudeže, ki si jih doživel/a.

Postanite nagnjeni k opazovanju poti dežja
Ko pada počasi in svobodno.

Posnemajte navado somraka,
Vzemite si čas, da odprete vodnjak barv
To je pospešilo svetlost dneva.

Rišite ob tišini kamna
Dokler te njegova mirnost ne prevzame.
Bodite pretirano nežni do sebe.

Izogibajte se tistim, ki so v duhu razburjeni.
Naučite se biti v družbi nekoga, ki vam je lahkoten
Ki meni, da ima ves čas na svetu.

Postopoma se boš vrnil k sebi,
Ko sem se naučil novega spoštovanja do svojega srca
In veselje, ki prebiva globoko v počasnem času.

-- John O'Donohue iz filma "Blagoslovi"

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Marilyn Aug 19, 2025
A big “AMEN” for these words of truth and shalom.
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Susan Green Aug 17, 2025
Resting in these words as Sunday evening is winding down. Sitting in the reflection Brian wrote about rest as a substance that spills over. Oh, to be a person of rest that contagiously overflows, living habitually as a rested, relaxed person. Tonight, my heart is at ease. Thank you for this winsome reflection. Making notes and prayers in my journal so I can return and remember.
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Joyce Aug 16, 2025
Oh yes. Thank you for this reassurance.
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Cj Aug 15, 2025
Sometimes this traveling over false ground has been forced upon us, over an entire lifetime. The hope that my soul returns to recover me, especially after feeling this false life has expunged it, is unimaginable- but O’Donohue makes it no longer so.
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Micky Payne Feb 13, 2025
I needed this Blessing like a Blanket covering my tired body and mind on a Thursday afternoon.
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Laura Jordan Dec 4, 2024
A blessing for one who is exhausted
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Rosalie Charlton Sep 9, 2023
This poem is a great description of the exhaustion we Fibromyalgics endure.
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deb Oct 2, 2024
Thank you for saying this. I too, have FM and feel this way often
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DB Jun 1, 2025
Yes, this exactly describes the experience of me/cfs
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Janet Hortin Oct 20, 2015

This whole book by O'Donohue is a great blessing "To Bless the space between us." So sad that he has departed but grateful for the gifts he left behind--each of them a special gem of insight for our troubled world. John O'Donohue helps me remember what truly matters.

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CR Jul 1, 2014

Excellent message, specially for those of us who try to manage stress daily.

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Jb Jun 5, 2014

Great to get a poem - not just more "information"
Would love more poems from Daily Good.

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AJay Jun 3, 2014

I cannot possibly tell you how timely this is for me right now...I am so grateful for your writing - you have provided a validation that I so desperately needed. It is only by the refuge, calmness, and gentleness you have so eloquently communicated that I have survived. Thank you, dear John O'Donahue for having written this. Thank you so, dear Daily Good, for having posted it.

Namaste, ~AJay

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Resurgence Jun 3, 2014

I like the expression, 'race of days'. It seems like this and to what end we run I'm sometimes unsure. I think it's because we feel we run out of time. We have to do things. To be seen to be doing things. I think it's time I stopped. Time to let everything flow around me and just let life happen.

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Tough Times Jun 2, 2014

Oh my God, this was just what I needed...Thank you to whoever chose it