The Exquisite Risk: Daring to Live an Authentic Life - Softcover

"Once again, Mark Nepo draws us to the heart of what matters. He illuminates love with the light of his own understanding." --Marianne Williamson

"The Exquisite Risk is a celebration of an honest life, lived on purpose. Mark Nepo's words, like water on a stone, gently but firmly score a path for us to follow, a path that leads us into the place of remembering what a life is for; an invitation to tell the truth, remain close to the earth, and love well. What, more than this, can we ever ask of a book as our companion?" --Wayne Muller, author of Learning to Pray, Sabbath, and How, Then, Shall We Live?

"Every page of The Exquisite Risk is alive with Mark's compassion, rich with his soulfulness. If you are looking for one of those rare books that offer companionship on the journey, you will find none better than this." --Parker J. Palmer, author of A Hidden Wholeness, The Courage to Teach, and Let Your Life Speak

"An inspiration . . . The Exquisite Risk affirms that there are essentially two responses to life--a risky opening up to love and a controlling move into success and isolation. The direct reporting of Mark Nepo's epiphanies moves and flows in a wonderful sequencing of revelations that deepen and fill out as we read. . . . An exquisite gift."--Robert Inchausti, author of The Ignorant Perfection of Ordinary People

Explaining how to live each moment to its fullest, a poet and spiritual teacher encourages readers to listen to what truly matters--one's own heart, loved ones, the wonders of nature--and to embrace all that life has to offer in order to embark on a lifelong journey of self-discovery and spiritual fulfillment. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.