Breaking Surface

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Breaking Surface

Let no one keep you from your journey,
no rabbi or priest, no mother
who wants you to dig for treasures
she misplaced, no father
who won't let one life be enough,
no lover who measures their worth
by what you might give up,
no voice that tells you in the night
it can't be done.

Let nothing dissuade you
from seeing what you see
or feeling the winds that make you
want to dance alone
or go where no one
has yet to go.

You are the only explorer.
Your heart, the unreadable compass.
Your soul, the shore of a promise
too great to be ignored.

— Mark Nepo

 

Check out our latest Calm masterclass by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love to hear her read this poem. It gave us tingles! 💖

Uploaded by Calm on 2018-06-27.
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