Finding Inner Courage

Really, my title says it all. This book is so wonderful that I just had to write a review. It has deep truth beautifully written from the heart. It tells my truth so well that it had me crying several times. That hardly ever (never) happens, and I'm a professional ghostwriter, so I do a LOT of reading.The thing that happens when someone has the courage to tell the truth as Mark Nepo does is that it makes everyone who reads it feel understood at last, validated, and not so alone. Mark, you gave me courage to keep following my dream and even to step up the action.I think that this book probably tells everyone's truth many, many times. Mark, if you've been wondering what the gift is that you will give to the universe, you can stop wondering. Thank you so much.

Mark Nepo is a Spiriutal Leader for the 21st century and he does not even know this. He is just who he is and his work reflects this. I have many of his books. If I could only have two of his, It would first be the Book of Awakening, and then either this book or The Endless Practice by Nepo.His work, his wisdom, his compassion, vast historical knowledge and his ability to combine Psychology and Spirituality in a way that all seekers can understand makes him an author that will be read and cherished again and again, and again.

Stunningly beautiful. Thought-provoking. Gorgeous. There are a few parts that drag where I think a more incisive editor would've served the book better, it seems the author is a little committed to some redundancies and as a writer I understand how hard it can be to let go of what you love even when your audience doesn't really need/want it.... but even so, what is good in this book is SO GOOD that it's worth mining for.

Mark Nepo has done it again.... balm for the soul that needs soothing, encouragement for the soul that needs an infusion of courage. We live in such ugly times, with structural inequality growing daily, and the near impossibility of more than a few of us improving our socioeconomic standing, that it can be so easy to slide into either perennial anger or despair. Mark won't let you do either. I've read this through four times and will continue until the electrons become dog-earred.... [ebook humor]

I wanted to like this, honestly, but it was like reading a 300 page train of thought that goes nowhere. It was also a lot more religious than really hinted at in the description.

i read 'the Esquisite Risk' and found it deeply moving so this was the one that i decided to go to next. i like Mark's format. an over all theme broken down into overarching sections then broken down into managable chapters.... even with my stupid busy schedule, i read every morning and with his books, i can read one of his short chapters/sections and really sit with them a while. his work pulses with what it means to be human. to not only deal with it but to simply live it while actually being alive to it. i haven't finished this book yet (like 2/3rds through it now) but i wanted to go ahead and post a review. this might not resonate with you. with books like this, ya never know... but i know i'm beginning to feel my clay soften and sense mark's fingerprints on it. it's cool to feel a book somewhat shape you.... guide you. give skills... anyway, i'm rambling. big thumbs up from me.

Very well-written, sensitive writing on finding inner peace.

Another beautiful book by Mark Nepo... His words are so beautiful and true, they often make me weep. This book talks about what courage is really about...standing by your heart. He uses short stories and anecdotes to make his point in small bite-size chapters. Mark seems to have lived through some intensely heart-opening experiences and shares those with his readers, helping us understand what life is really about... having the courage to be who we really are. The more one is willing to risk, the more one lives and life is precious and short. He encourages each of us to dive into life, because even though it is both terrifying and exhilirating, there really is no other way to be. I am grateful to Mark for being willing to share his process with all of us, thereby inspiring the rest of us to live from our core as well.

All with all Mark Nepo work, feel like we have entered into a deep conversation with a dear Friend.

An intuitive inspirational personal journey giving hope and personal courage