The soul wants the heart to be alive. It doesn't care how. And you can do it by

stamp collecting. You can do it by gardening. So that separates out the real work from what

happens to it. And so ever since still being here after my cancer journey, the real work is staying in the river of my connection

to the universal stream which produces the books and my connection to you which comes in the teaching circles.

And that and being with loved ones and my dog,

that's it. There's no five-year plan. That's it. it. There's no five-year plan.

That's it.

Hello friends and welcome back to the Light Watkins show where I interview ordinary folks just like

you and me who've taken extraordinary leaps of faith in the

direction of their path, their purpose, or what they've identified with as their

mission. And in doing so, they've been able to positively impact and inspire the lives of many other people

who've either heard about their story or who've witnessed him in action or people who've directly benefited from their work. And this week on the

podcast I'm in conversation with someone who has personally inspired me through

his many writings and poems. Poet Mark Nepo is also a best-selling author of 25 books

and over a dozen more recorded audio projects. He was part of Oprah's The Life You Want tour back in 2014 and he's

appeared on her Super Soul Sunday many times in 2016 Mark was named as one of the 100 most spiritually influential living people.

So that's pretty awesome.

Needless to say, I'm honored that I get to sit down with Luminaries like Mark and ask them questions about their life.

And honestly, I pinch myself all the time at my good fortune and I think about all of the things that had to go my way in order for me to be able to

co-create these experiences and then share it with you in hopes that some of that

inspiration will rub off in your direction. I mean who couldn't use a little more inspiration?

Anyway Mark has a fascinating backstory. He wrote 13 books before he was discovered

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