mark nepo

“ The extraordinary is waiting quietly beneath the skin of all that is ordinary. ”

“ The key to knowing joy is being easily pleased. ”

“ Listening reminds me how precious it is to be here at all. And so, listening is the first step to peace, both inner peace and the compassion that connects people. ”

“ Often we find it easier to think our way around things rather than to feel our way through them. ”

“ To listen is to lean in, softly, with a willingness to be changed by what we hear. ”

“ To walk quietly until the miracle in everything speaks is poetry, whether we write it down or not. ”

“ We need experience to release what matters. ”

“ Once waking into the realization that eternity is waiting in every moment, I discovered that wealth is time, not money. ”

“ Just opening quietly for moments everyday can create a path by which life can reach us, the way rain carves a little stream in the earth by which the smallest flowers are watered. ”

“ The simplest and bravest way to counter the plight of disheartenment is to move toward what is precious. ”