No bird can fly without opening its wings, and no one can love without exposing their hearts.
Mark NepoLiving is the original art. As a young man I wanted to be a poet and I learned along the way that I already was a poet.
Mark NepoTo listen is to continually give up all expectation and to give our attention, completely and freshly, to what is before us, not really knowing what we will hear or what that will mean. In the practice of our days, to listen is to lean in, softly, with a willingness to be changed by what we hear.
Mark NepoWe need to meet, embrace and work with what we're given. For what we want and what we're given often serve two different gods. And how we respond to their meeting determines our path.
Mark Nepo