Mark Nepo's Weekly Reflection: Stacks of Wheat

Life Inspiration

Mark Nepo

Thursday, 12 May 2022

So many thought Monet

was making it up,

imagining wildly

how things might be

if God held them closer.

But what he did

was much braver.

Like a human microscope

he kept looking and looking

as warmth left the trees

as waves remade the sea

as loss slowed into peace

undoing hard men.

He watched

strange flowers open

where only silence had been.

He focused so far in

that everything shimmered.

He proved by the strength

of his attention that

nothing can keep

light out.

It’s a small leap

to say that love

works this way—

a light that lives in the bones,

just waiting to be seen.

So why not

prop your heart

out in the open

like the easel that it is

and dab its blood

on everything.

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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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