To loosen your mind is
to watch a crane without
making a sound.
To follow your heart is
to ride a dragon while
carrying a flower.
To accept one’s fate is
to free the ox and make
a garden of the wheel.
To believe is to carve a
flute for the song not
yet written.
A Question to Walk With: In conversation with a friend or loved one, describe a time when you loosened your mind and a time when you followed your heart. Where did these inner calls lead you?
This is from my new book of poems, The Half-Life of Angels.
Mark will be offering retreats, free events, and a few special journeys in 2024. Here’s the list of what’s coming up!
June 28-30: Falling Down and Getting Up: Discovering Your Inner Resilience and Strength, weekend retreat at the Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY For more information or to register, click here.
July 21, 28, & Aug 4, 2024 | Finding Inner Courage: Our Walk in the World
A 3-Session Online Webinar with Mark Nepo To register visit Live.MarkNepo.com
July 31 6pm ET: FREE EVENT You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: The Net of Friendship, reading and conversation followed by 45 minute river walk at the Kalamazoo Nature Center. Free event. Please register in advance here.
Aug 16-18: You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: The Net of Friendship, weekend retreat, at Mercy By the Sea, 167 Neck Rd, Madison, CT. For more information or to register, click here.
Sept 8 11am PT/2pm ET – FREE ONLINE EVENT You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: The Power of Friendship, Join Mark Nepo with Joel Fotinos in Conversation, hosted by Banyen Books & Sound. Register for this free event here.
Sept 16–21: You Don’t Have to Do It Alone You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: The Power of Friendship, a Mastery Week Retreat at the Modern Elder Academy in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Click here to get information and to register.
Sept 29 1pm PT/4pm ET: You Don’t Have to Do It Alone with Mark Nepo in Conversation with Brooke Warner, this online ticketed event is hosted by Book Passage. Register here for the zoom link.
Nov 1-3:, You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: The Net of Friendship weekend retreat at Harmony Hill Retreat Center, Union WA. Click here for information on registering
Dec 8–14: This retreat is being rescheduled for 2025. Date to be determined
Saying Yes to Life: The One Life We’re Given, a weeklong retreat in Costa Rica, hosted by Global Journeys. Stay tuned! Info will be updated here.
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