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" BLESSING FOR THE LIGHT
I thank you, light, again,
for helping me to find
the outline of my daughter’s face,
I thank you light,
for the subtle way
your merest touch gives shape
to such things I could
only learn to love
through your delicate instruction,
and I thank you, this morning
waking again,
most intimately and secretly
for your visible invisibility,
the way you make me look
at the face of the world
so that everything becomes
an eye to everything else
and so that strangely,
I also see myself being seen,
so that I can be born again
in that sight, so that
I can have this one other way
along with every other way,
to know that I am here. "

David Whyte , The Bell and the Blackbird


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David Whyte quote : BLESSING FOR THE LIGHT<br />I thank you, light, again,<br />for helping me to find<br />the outline of my daughter’s face,<br />I thank you light,<br />for the subtle way<br />your merest touch gives shape<br />to such things I could<br />only learn to love<br />through your delicate instruction,<br />and I thank you, this morning<br />waking again,<br />most intimately and secretly<br />for your visible invisibility,<br />the way you make me look<br />at the face of the world<br />so that everything becomes<br />an eye to everything else<br />and so that strangely,<br />I also see myself being seen,<br />so that I can be born again<br />in that sight, so that<br />I can have this one other way<br />along with every other way,<br />to know that I am here.