Parker J. Palmer’s tenth wise book,\u00a0<\/b>On the Brink of Everything<\/i>, is a wondrously rich mix\u00a0of reality and possibility, comfort and story, helpful counsel and poetry, in the voice of a friend. It’s an honest wake-up chime, no matter where you are in your own time-line, because somehow, these pages hold all of time — past and present, stirring together, refreshing the spirit. This is a book of immense gratitude, consolation, and praise.\u00a0–NAOMI SHIHAB NYE<\/b>, author of\u00a0Transfer<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners<\/i>, and National Book Award finalist<\/p>\n
Parker Palmer is the most integral and wholehearted teacher of our age.\u00a0For nearly eight decades, he\u00a0has seen much, questioned everything, and returned with a wisdom essential to everyone. His latest book,\u00a0<\/b>On the Brink of Everything,\u00a0<\/i>is a deep reflection on aging that offers a master’s earned view of the large and the small, and how we’re all vital threads woven together by life. This book will stir your soul and bring you closer to everything.\u00a0–MARK NEPO<\/b>, author of\u00a0More Together Than Alone\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0The Book of Awakening\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From beloved and bestselling author Parker J. Palmer\u00a0<\/b>(Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, Healing the Heart of Democracy),<\/i>\u00a0comes a beautiful book of reflections on what we can learn as we move closer to “the brink of everything.”<\/b>
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\nDrawing on eight decades of life — and his career as a writer, teacher, and activist — Palmer explores the questions age raises and the promises it holds. “Old,” he writes, “is just another word for nothing left to lose, a time to dive deep into life, not withdraw to the shallows.”<\/p>\n
But this book is not for elders only. It was written to encourage adults of all ages to explore the way their lives are unfolding. It’s not a how-to-do-it book on aging, but a set of meditations in prose and poetry that turn the prism on the meaning(s) of one’s life, refracting new light at every turn.<\/b><\/p>\n