Writing As a Path of Knowing

“When we hesitate in being direct, we unknowingly slip something on, some added layer of protection that keeps us from feeling the world, and often that thin covering is the beginning of a loneliness which, if not put down, diminishes our chances of joy.” ~ Mark Nepo

27 Powers welcomes Mark Nepo, poet, teacher, storyteller and author of 23 books including the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Book of Awakening, and the soon to be published, The Half Life of Angels.

Anyone who has worked with me knows that I don’t see writing as simply an exercise in storytelling, but as a chance to navigate with words, our journey as people who mean to become conscious and aware of our precious time here.

Words and stories carry energy. Writing is a kind of medicine work.

That’s just one of the reasons I am so drawn to Mark Nepo, whose poems and stories speak to the temporality of life; the having, the holding and the surrendering.

During the call with Mark, we will talk about:

• Words as breadcrumbs that become a path toward deeper understanding – on the page and off.
• How we take the moments of our lives that speak to us, and turn them into stories that can shine a light, becoming lessons and ways of knowing ourselves.
• How transparency and authenticity on the page become medicine for the writer and the reader, and why the world needs more of that.
• How having cancer woke Mark up to what was at stake in his life and how it impacted his writing.
• What Mark means when he says he’s “living a making,” instead of “making a living.”

I hope you can join us for this beautiful teaching, and take this opportunity to meet Mark and speak to him about your work and what matters to you. My hope is that you will tap into the truth and beauty that lives at the center of your work, and your life.

Photo credit – Harpo Studios Inc