Mark Nepo's Weekly Reflection: The Sound of Feathers

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Mark Nepo

Thursday, 16 June 2022

I will never forget your care,

how you stared into me the way

a painter might peer into a canyon.

You saw a great vastness in me,

where I felt only a great emptiness.

You taught me how to feel

that emptiness as the

shimmer of being.

This is the quiet gift of love:

to be shown who we truly are by another

who, when you say, “I have nothing left,”

says, “But what of this magnificent sun

rising within you?”

♥

A Question to Walk With: Describe your experience of emptiness. How does it greet you? What does it say to you? What have you learned from it?

This is from my book of poems in progress, Unseeable Masters.

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Mark’s 2022 Calendar:

AUG 26-28: Mercy By the Sea, 167 Neck Rd, Madison CT, weekend workshop, Reclaiming Our Humanity: Being Fierce and Tender in Our Call to Love, Fri 7-9:30PM EST Sat 9:30-5:30PM EST, Sun 9:30-1230PM-- IN PERSON

OCT 28-30: Harmony Hill Retreat Center, Surviving Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet Adversity, A Weekend Retreat, IN PERSON

SEPT 16-18: Friday Night Reading and Weekend Retreat (Sat and Sun), Surviving Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet Adversity, The Sophia Institute, Charleston, SC, or call 843-720-8528, -- IN PERSON

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Mark Nepo

Mark Nepo moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. A bestselling author, he has published twenty-two books and recorded fifteen audio projects. For information about Mark’s work and his upcoming events and webinars, please visit Live.MarkNepo.com

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