All of our great traditions, religious, contemplative and artistic, say that you must a learn how to be alone - and have a relationship with silence. It is difficult, but it can start with just the tiniest quiet moment. David Whyte artisticcontemplativedifficult share on social
The ultimate lesson is that there is no immunity, no matter our age or the size of our retirement account, from going through constant cycles of integration and disintegration in which we are humbled and hopefully set to rights with the world again. David Whyte accountageconstant share on social
Poetry is a street fighter. It has sharp elbows. It can look after itself. Poetry can't be used for manipulation; it's why you never see good poetry in advertising. David Whyte advertiseelbowfighter Change image and share on social
In Germany, they have great difficulty with anything that smacks of cultism or messianic leadership. You can't talk about leadership in its charismatic forms. David Whyte charismaticcultismdifficulty Change image and share on social
We speak continually of saving time, but time in its richness is most often lost to us when we are busy without relief. David Whyte busycontinuallylose Change image and share on social
I don't have an all-embracing vision which people have to buy. I'm simply trying to work with the struggles we all deal with every day while we're trying to live out our personal destinies and make a living at the same time. David Whyte buydaydeal share on social
One of the great difficulties as you rise up through an organisation is that your prior competencies are exploded and broken apart by the territory you've been promoted into: the field of human identity. David Whyte breakcompetencydifficulty share on social
Poetry carries the imagery which is large enough for the kind of life we want for ourselves. David Whyte carryimagerykind Change image and share on social
A good poem brims with reflected beauty and even a bracing, beautiful ugliness. At the center of our lives, in the midst of the busyness and the forgetting, is a story that makes sense when everything extraneous has been taken away. David Whyte beautifulbeautybrace 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
