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Finding Inner Courage

By Mark Nepo
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Finding Inner Courage by Mark Nepo invites readers to discover and stand by their own courage through the stories of diverse individuals, from political activists to spiritual teachers. The book is structured into three parts: finding our inner core, standing by this core, and sustaining a life lived from this place. Nearly 60 brief essays and stories illuminate ways to cultivate and maintain inner strength in challenging times.
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Originally published: Facing the lion, being the lion. San Francisco, CA: Red Wheel/Weiser, 2007.

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In this truly inspiring book, Mark Nepo offers us all an invitation to stand by the courage of our convictions in challenging times.

Through the stories of ordinary people, political activists, artists, writers, and spiritual teachers from a variety of traditions, Mark Nepo shows how we too can discover our own inner courage. Finding Inner Courage is divided into three sections: finding our inner core, standing by our inner core, and sustaining the practice of living from that place. Each of the nearly 60 brief essays and stories elucidates and inspires.

Nepo's broad range of stories and people, of traditions and insights, offers myriad ways for readers to relate to their own search for courage.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781590035054

Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Red Wheel/Weiser

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Megan Devine

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 304

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Happiness & Mental Health Health & Wellness Mark Nepo Mindset & Self Help Motivation & Inspiration Non-Fiction Personal Development Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Mark Nepo has moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1New York TimesbestsellerThe Book of Awakening.He has published twenty-two books and recorded fifteen audio projects. In 2015, he was given a Life Achievement Award by AgeNation. In 2016, he was named byWatkins: Mind Body Spiritas one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, and he was also chosen as one of OWN's SuperSoul 100, a group of inspired leaders using their gifts and voices to elevate humanity. In 2017 Mark became a regular columnist forSpirituality & Healthmagazine. Visit him atwww.marknepo.com.

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