Stop trying to change reality by attempting to eliminate complexity. David Whyte attemptchangecomplexity 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
It is not the thing you fear that you must deal with: it is the mother of the thing you fear. David Whyte dealfearmother Change image and share on social
Things have a way of being richer in the end, a product better made, for the circuitous route we take to include all the elements that are necessary for a job well done. David Whyte circuitouselementend 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
