When we deny what comes through us, it defines us. When we honestly face what comes through us, then who we are grows.
Mark NepoWhatever difficulty you face, there are time-tried ways you can listen your way through. Because listening is the doorway to everything that matters. It enlivens the heart the way breathing enlivens the lungs. We listen to awaken our heart. We do this to stay vital and alive.
Mark NepoAccepting what we're given is a practice in being present to everything beyond us that lets us become intimate with the nature of life.
Mark NepoWater reflects everything it encounters. This is so commonplace that we think water is blue, when in fact it has no color.... But the water, the glorious water everywhere, has taught me that we are more than what we reflect or love. This is the work of compassion: to embrace everything clearly without imposing who we are and without losing who we are.
Mark Nepo