This book, The Exquisite Risk by Mark Nepo, has meant a lot to me going back to when it was written in 2006. Nepo’s words are compelling. His images. His stories.
And, isn’t it true that authenticity remains at the core of going with wisdom and kindness together. In relationships. In teams. In governments. In personal and communal maturation.
I’m a person that loves to scribble notes in the margin of my books. I found this book yesterday on my shelves — haven’t visited it for a while. I loved seeing a few passages important then and now.
“To my dear friends who have stayed in the conversation —
together, we somehow see into the center.”
“We cannot change the world by a new plan, project, or idea.
We cannot even change other people by our convictions, stories, advice and proposals,
but we can offer space where people are encouraged
to disarm themselves, lay aside their occupations and preoccupations
and listen with attention and care to the voices speaking in their own center.”
Henri Nouwen
“If I dare to hear you,
I will feel you like the sun
and grow in your direction.”
