Looking for more adventure in your life? John O’Donohue says the new and unknown are waiting for you—under the guise of the familiar. An Irish poet and Catholic theologian, O'Donohue is deeply versed in Celtic wisdom.

His writings include “Anam Cara," "Air: Breath of God," "Stone as the Tabernacle of Memory," "Water: The Tears of the Earth," and "Echoes of Memory”--a book of poems. He has a Ph.D. in philosophical theology from the University of Tubingen.

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Excerpted from "Beauty: The Invisible Embrace"
By John O'Donohue
Audio available at Sounds True.