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The Wound Is the Gift: David Whyte on the Relationship Between Anxiety and Intimacy
Maria Popovathemarginalian.org
David Whyte, the Irish poet and philosopher, views poetry as a way to explore the sacred and hidden parts of our lives. In an interview, he spoke about how moments of doubt and feeling lost are not signs of failure but signs that you are on the right path, because the true path often disappears as you walk it. When asked, “What do I do when I am... See more
instagram.comdeep privilege of belonging, and the way belonging affects us, shapes us and breaks our heart at a fundamental level.
David Whyte • Courage
The poet needs the practicalities of making a living to test and temper the lyricism of insight and observation. The corporation needs the poet’s insight and powers of attention to weave the inner world of soul and creativity with the outer world of form and matter.
David Whyte • The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America
The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America
David Whyte • 13 highlights
amazon.com
The new science of complexity echoes the wisdom long passed down in the poetic tradition. The way to build a poem or a lifelike and useful system is to fold meaning into the simplest elements and allow complexity to emerge from their natural self-generation. Deal with many simple elements instead of one complex system. Think locally, act locally,
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I’ve been banging my head against the wall trying to articulate my definition of “Life’s Work”
Then @GrahamDuncanNYC pointed me to this, by the incredible poet David Whyte
Hard to imagine improving this discussion: https://t.co/WQaz9rDCws