Inside the Miracle

Many are familiar with teacher and poet Mark Nepo's books on inner transformation, relationship, and theemergence of purpose in our lives. But less well-known is the journey that shaped his vision as a teacherthat began in 1987 when he was diagnosed with cancer. The revelations during that time would informevery dimension of his work to follow.With Inside the Miracle, Mark Nepo shares what he discovered along this challenging terrain, and theinsights most essential to those of us who now find ourselves there. The lessons and stories here are forall of us, ill or not, when the inevitable question arises: How do we move through an overwhelmingcrisis—whether from physical illness, grief, or a major life change—into the rest of our lives?This offering presents in its entirety Nepo's 1994 literary gem Acre of Light, written shortly after hisrecovery. Here, he expands and enriches its themes with new poems, essays, and teachings gathered in thedecades since. Throughout, Mark includes compell