Yes, you fell down.
I feel for you, for I have
fallen many times.
Now, you must get up.
I know it isn’t easy.
I know it will take time.
Remember, the seed
can’t imagine breaking
ground. And the fledgling
can’t imagine flying.
And so, your broken heart
can’t imagine finding its way.
But life is this repeating journey
from sleep to wakefulness,
from blindness to sight,
from fear to love.
No matter how many times
we fall, we are just beginning.
A Question to Walk With: Describe your latest journey from sleep to wakefulness or from blindness to sight, or from fear to love.
This is from my book of poems in progress, The Fire Dialogues.
APRIL 8–10: Pine Manor Retreat Center, Weekend Retreat, The Deeper Teachers: Pain, Fear, and Grief. REGISTER HERE. Event is in person.
“We need to give up on what no longer works and find new ways of being that keep us close to what matters“
Join Mark Nepo for a fabulous week at the Modern Elder Academy in Baja the week of May 23–28th when he and Jeff Hamaoui present a 5-day deep dive into One Life We’re Given — Saying Yes to Life!
If you are inspired, all the details are at https://tinyurl.com/s6z94kar
https://baja.modernelderacademy.com/workshops/mastery-week-the-one-life-were-given-saying-yes-to-
life-2022
