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by DW Green — April 5, 2023

What we need to learn comes when we need it.

Reflecting on the wisdom of others is a very meaningful activity for me. My wish is you will find value in doing so too.

An excerpt from Mark Nepo’s excellent book, The Book Of Awakening.

Repetition is Not Failure. Ask the waves, ask the leaves, ask the wind.

By Mark Nepo

“There is no expected pace for inner learning. What we need to learn comes when we need it, no matter how old or young, no matter how many times we have to start over, no matter how many times we have to learn the same lesson. We fall down as many times as we need to, to learn how to fall and get up. We misunderstand the many voices of truth as many times as we need to, to truly hear the diversity that surrounds us. We suffer our pain as often as necessary for us to learn how to break and how to heal. No one really likes this, of course, but we deal with our dislike in the same way, again and again, until we learn what we need to know about the humility of acceptance.”

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