Publisher's Synopsis
All the spiritual traditions affirm that fully participating in our own life is what allows us to find our place in the fullness and beauty of the world. As such, holding nothing back is less a forceful act of will and more a surrender into the current of life we are always in. In Holding Nothing Back, poet, philosopher, and bestselling author Mark Nepo invites you to enliven the one obligation we are born with: to be completely who you are. Speaking directly from the heart, one soul to another, he inspires us to inhabit a life of authentic expression that will help us let go of fear and enter the great risk of living wholly, as he illuminates: ò The Fall into Lifeùour inevitable journey into what is real, and how we only find meaning through relationship ò Alone and Togetherùthe paradox of being and belonging and how we need both solitude and community ò Effort and Graceùhow to steer the soul with the oars of will and surrender ôTo hold nothing back means staying committed to letting whatever we experience make its way in and letting whatever is in make its way out,ö explains Nepo. ôIt means holding the intention to be an open vessel, in a daily way.ö Here is his passionate call to each of us to find and befriend the quiet courage to bring all of who we are to every step we take through this miraculous world.
