Sep 12, 2023

This week's Awakin reading is by Mark Nepo titled 'The Practice Before The Practice':

From the moment we open our eyes, we are meaning-seeking creatures, looking for what matters though we carry what matters deep within us. And more than the hard-earned understandings we arrive at, more than the principles or beliefs we stitch together out of our experience, how we stay in relationship to the mysterious Whole of Life is what brings us alive and keeps us alive. Everyone knows firsthand that life is messy and painful, beautiful and unpredictable. The endless practice is keeping our heart open to the whole of it. And the journey of becoming who we were born to be never ends. It’s limitless, eternal. We don’t arrive—we grow. I believe and give my heart to the notion that spirituality is listening for and living into the soul’s place on Earth. A life of spirit, regardless of the path we choose, begins with a person’s acceptance that they are part ... [Read more]

Seed questions for reflection: How do you relate to the notion of ‘the practice before the practice’? Can you share an experience you’ve had of ‘the practice before the practice’? What helps you make deep progress?