As Morgan reflects on the moments that shaped her, she invites you to: Awaken your heart and recognize how your own history has made you who you are today Into a deeper understanding of pressing on and pressing in, of transformation and surrender, of meaning in the losses and wild anticipation for the splendor ahead Reclaim moments of brokenness, division, and pain and re-envision them as experiences of reconciliation, unity, and hope Become who you are in the moment you hold right now A Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling author, Morgan has cultivated a loyal online community, over a million Instagram followers, and an in-person following as she shares her unique message around the country. Morgan weaves together personal reflections with her signature poems, encouraging you to reclaim moments of brokenness, division, and pain and re-envision them as experiences of reconciliation, unity, and hope. In the midst of the hurt and the mundane, the questions and the not yets, you can forget just how far you have come. And the best part, even if you're introverted and don't know what to say, all you need to say is, 'Keep going, we're going to get through this together.How Far You Have Come is an exquisitely illustrated collection of poetry and essays from bestselling artist and writer Morgan Harper Nichols. There are opportunities to encourage around every corner. Look around your neighborhood and see if there are any elderly neighbors who may need a grocery run or some lawn maintenance done. So give it a try! Make a list of the folks in your life that you maybe haven't been in touch with in a while and send them a message on Facebook or better yet, go old fashioned and send them good (old fashioned) snail mail. Encouragement can show up in so many ways and it can often be even more uplifting to give it to others than to receive it. Whether it's a helpful or wise word, like one of the verses from our 25 Bible Verses About Encouraging Others, a hot meal delivered to your doorstep from a neighbor, a text or note from a close friend, your parents watching the kids and giving you a date night, or a literal helping hand when you've got a big cross-country move.   Whatever it is, it's times like this that we could all use a little encouragement. Or maybe a global pandemic comes out of nowhere and starts threatening your sense of certainty or future plans. Sometimes there are times in life that you hit the metaphorical wall or you're about to step out and do what you've always dreamed of pursuing.

How Far You Have Come by Morgan Harper Nichols

You might remember a Long Wharf Theatre production of this same play in 2017, which moved to off Broadway. It’s difficult to dramatize this, and Playhouse on Park’s simple setting of glass windows, a few chairs and tables and an easel makes this an actor-centric rather than design-driven exercise. Asher’s rebellion against his parents is contained within his paintings.  It’s about passion for art, not for other people. This is after all, a coming-of-age story that’s not about romance. In the title role is Jordan Sobel, who overdoes the Brooklyn accent and is generally too broad-shouldered and manly for a character who must age from childhood to adulthood in the space of 90 minutes without the aid of make-up or costume changes.  Playhouse on Park, which had some success in 2016 with a different Posner adaptation of a Chaim Potok novel - “The Chosen” - is staging “My Name is Asher Lev” through May 12. It acts out the bits that can be acted out and turns the other bits into a broken-up monologue in which Asher Lev tries to make sense of his coming-of-age adventures. His questions about religion, family and society at large find their way into his art, which impresses some (including art dealers and critics) and concerns others (mainly his Hasidic parents).Īaron Posner’s stage adaptation starts with Asher’s memories of making art and continues through his first flush of notoriety as a painter in the heady New York art world of the mid-20th century. Based on the celebrated 1972 novel by Chaim Potok, it traces the development of a young Jewish boy who becomes a prominent artist.

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