Inspiration & Self-Empowerment

The word courage comes from the Latin cor (core, heart), Nepo explains in this lovely, heartfelt meditation. “If to find our way to the core is to face the lion, then to stand by our core is to be the lion,” he says.

With Things That Join the Sea and the Sky, Mark Nepo brings us a rich and resonant resource of short prose reflections to turn to when were struggling to keep our heads above water—and to help us surface and breathe into all of our sorrows and joys.

“The right poem held close to one’s heart can wake like an angel to guide us,” teaches Mark Nepo. With The Way Under the Way, he offers his latest book of poetry and philosophy, bringing readers a collection of 216 inspirational poems and essays to spark insight and renew our sense of connection.

In the midst of our most trying circumstances lives a miraculous gift—a healing process that shapes our journey of becoming our better, more wholehearted selves.

The infinitely varied journeys of our lives share a common destiny: to be worn of all that is not essential till we are reduced to joy.