NYT #1 Bestselling Author Mark Nepo International Book Launch and Weekend Retreat

What does it mean to age? There are many facets to this question. “New York Times” #1 bestselling author, Mark Nepo, approaches the inevitable process of aging through his soon-to-be-released book “The Fifth Season: Creativity in the Second Half of Life” (St. Martin’s Essentials). On August 22-24, Nepo, a poet, philosopher, storyteller and spiritual teacher, will share his wisdom about the gifts of aging during a weekend retreat at Mercy by the Sea in Madison. The retreat will also mark the international launch of his new book. “I’ve spent a lifetime looking for the simple seams of life that reveal what’s essential and enduring,” Nepo says. What has he discovered? “The goal in facing aging is to live more fully the closer we get to death, so we can die with no feeling left unfelt, and no voice of life left unheard, and no thing in this world left unloved.” “The Fifth Season: Creativity in the Second Half of Life” draws on a Chinese philosophy surrounding a turning point in life, or “Heavenly Pivot,” what Nepo calls a “...time of integration and transformation that helps us make sense of our experience.” Nepo’s program at Mercy clarifies the meaning behind a creative approach. “If our life is the canvas, then truth, grace, and simplicity are the brushes we paint with and are painted with,” he says. “Just as we need oxygen to breathe, we need the creative flow to keep our heart alive... To live a creative life sustains our inner health.”

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