Stop trying to change reality by attempting to eliminate complexity. David Whyte attemptchangecomplexity 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
By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It's an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry is just below the radar. David Whyte definitiondynamicface Change image and share on social
Regret is a short, evocative and achingly beautiful word: an elegy to lost possibilities even in its brief annunciation. David Whyte achinglyannunciationbeautiful 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
There are millions of people living Thoreau's life of quiet desperation, and they do not have the language to escape from that desperation. David Whyte desperationescapelanguage Change image and share on social
A real conversation always contains an invitation. You are inviting another person to reveal herself or himself to you, to tell you who they are or what they want. David Whyte conversationinvitationinvite Change image and share on social
Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. It is a learned skill to force yourself to articulate your life, your present world or your possibilities for the future. David Whyte artarticulateforce 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
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
