Born Quote by Mark Nepo
“Each of us is born with an incorruptible spot of grace.”
About This Quote
Source Book: The Book of Awakening, 2000
Everyone is born with an untainted spot of grace.
In simple terms: All have an innate pure goodness.
Key Takeaway
Nurture your inner grace.
Themes
spirituality
humanity
innocence
Mood
calm
hopeful
Type
spiritual
motivational
When to use this quote
- counseling
- mindfulness
- education
- leadership
- community work
Key Concepts
grace
intrinsic worth
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you protect your inner grace?
- What practices restore it?
A Different Perspective
Grace can be eroded by trauma.
![“Augustine said that we were all born into the world of "common grace" [i.e., available to all]. Before one is baptized, or even if one never is, such grace meets one in God's creation. There is grace in the pear tree that blooms and blushes. There is common grace in the sea (that massive…” quote by Joseph Sittler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/13b/joseph-sittler-57997_air_augustine-said-that-we-were-all-born-int_2483699.jpg)
