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When we are fully present in our lives, we have, as Mark Nepo says, the ability to feel everything until the truth rises out of us.” The awareness of what it is to be alive.
We are linked in our humanity the way the earth holds a tree, so that tree can hold a nest, so that nest can hold a bird, so that bird can drop a seed that will in time give birth to the next tree.
Week 16: Staying PossibleThe...

We are linked in our humanity the way the earth holds a tree, so that tree can hold a nest, so that nest can hold a bird, so that bird can drop a seed that will in time give birth to the next tree.
Week 15: The Slowing Of The LandThe Book of the soul - 52 paths to living what matters by Mark NepoWhen you think about the time it takes to grow things, you recognize the time and patience that goes...

There is the fire of life and the fire of the world. The fire of the world can burn us up. This is the fire of circumstance. We need to know which fire to feed and which to douse. ~Mark Nepo
We are linked in our humanity the way the earth holds a tree, so that tree can hold a nest, so that nest can hold a bird, so that bird can drop a seed that will in time give birth to the next tree.
Week 14: The...

While much is important, very little is urgent. Understanding this is the threshold to peace. ~Mark Nepo
We are linked in our humanity the way the earth holds a tree, so that tree can hold a nest, so that nest can hold a bird, so that bird can drop a seed that will in time give birth to the next tree.
Week 13: Our Walk In The WorldThe Book of the soul - 52 paths to living what matters by Mark...

 
Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.  ~Psalm 126:5
We are linked in our humanity the way the earth holds a tree, so that tree can hold a nest, so that nest can hold a bird, so that bird can drop a seed that will in time give birth to the next tree.
Week 12: Distributing The WeightThe Book of the soul - 52 paths to living what matters by Mark NepoDistributing The Weight
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“While there are infinite ways to stumble and do harm, the purpose of consciousness is to reduce the distance between who we are and what we do, between what we know and how we care.” ~Mark Nepo
We are linked in our humanity the way the earth holds a tree, so that tree can hold a nest, so that nest can hold a bird, so that bird can drop a seed that will in time give birth to the next tree.
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   Sometimes our choices center on a very repeatable practice of whether we give energy to the stream of life that carries our problem, or to our fear growing from the circumstance we’re in. ~Mark Nepo
We are linked in our humanity the way the earth holds a tree, so that tree can hold a nest, so that nest can hold a bird, so that bird can drop a seed that will in time give birth to the next...

“Forget the hours of suffering, but not what they have taught you.”  
We are linked in our humanity the way the earth holds a tree, so that tree can hold a nest, so that nest can hold a bird, so that bird can drop a seed that will in time give birth to the next tree.
Week 9: The Prison TreeThe Book of the soul - 52 paths to living what matters by Mark NepoThe Prison Tree
Loving Ryan is...

 We are linked in our humanity the way the earth holds a tree, so that tree can hold a nest, so that nest can hold a bird, so that bird can drop a seed that will in time give birth to the next tree.
Week 8: As Many Times As NecessaryThe Book of the soul - 52 paths to living what matters by Mark NepoAs Many Times As Necessary
Isn’t it funny how so many of our lessons are repeated throughout...

  "You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too."  ~Anne Lamott
We are linked in our humanity the way the earth holds a tree, so that tree can hold a nest, so that nest can hold a bird, so that bird can drop a seed that will in time give birth to the next tree.
Week 7: Pushing OnThe Book of the soul - 52 paths to living what matters by Mark NepoPushing On
Have...