Sometimes you have to make a complete disaster of your life in such an epic way that it will be absolutely clear to you what you've been doing. David Whyte absolutelyclearcomplete Change image and share on social
I have hundreds of poems memorized. Mostly by others, but also my own. I use the poems when I lead retreats for management groups on topics like creating teams, or coming up with a more entrepreneurial system, or creating more excitement. David Whyte comecreateentrepreneurial share on social
When I'm working with German audiences, I will call on my Rilke and Goethe in the original. David Whyte audiencecallgerman Change image and share on social
The greatest luxury of having money should be not having to worry about it. David Whyte greatluxurymoney Change image and share on social
Honesty lies in understanding our close and necessary relationship with not wanting to hear the truth. David Whyte closehearhonesty Change image and share on social
Without the compassionate understanding of the fear and trepidation that lie behind courageous speech, we are bound only to our arrogance. David Whyte arrogancebindcompassionate Change image and share on social
Questions that have no right to go away are those that have to do with the person we are about to become; they are conversations that will happen with or without our conscious participation. David Whyte consciousconversationhappen Change image and share on social
The marvelous thing about a good question is that it shapes our identity as much by the asking as it does by the answering. David Whyte answergoodidentity Change image and share on social
It is the province of poetry to be more realistic and present than the artificial narratives of an outer discourse, and not afraid of the truthful difficulty of the average human life. David Whyte afraidartificialaverage Change image and share on social
A sure sign of a soul-based workplace is excitement, enthusiasm, real passion; not manufactured passion, but real involvement. And there's very little fear. David Whyte baseenthusiasmexcitement Change image and share on social