The Secret Kingdom is Everywhere

THE SECRET KINGDOM IS EVERYWHERE
by Mark Nepo

Living where we are requires that we bring a tender heart to the brutalities of life. Part of our spiritual work is to sustain the gift of our sensitivity, and to exercise the faith that our sensitivity will reveal itself as the source of our strength. As we negotiate the real work of staying awake, we need to be vigilant with the pilgrim in us who wants to move forward and kind with the fearful one in us who wants to go back. For all I’ve learned, for all my wakefulness and sensitivity, for all the turns in my journey, there’s always a small voice in me ready to say, “Let’s go back. It’s easier to hide.” Excerpted from The One Life We’re Given: Finding the Wisdom that Waits in Your Heart (Atria Books, 2016) READ MORE

 

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