It is very difficult
to be natural.
To be natural is to be at home with your own nature.
If you are outside yourself,
always reaching beyond yourself,
you avoid the call of your own mystery.
When you acknowledge
the integrity of your solitude
and settle into its mystery,
your relationships with others
take on a new warmth,
adventure,
and wonder.
John O'Donohue,
Anam Cara