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
Poetry gives us courage and sets us straight with the world. Poems are great companions and friends. David Whyte companioncouragefriend Change image and share on social
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
To regret fully is to appreciate how high the stakes are in even the average human life; fully experienced, it turns our eyes, attentive and alert, to a future possibly lived better than our past. David Whyte alertattentiveaverage 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
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
It might be liberating to think of human life as informed by losses and disappearances as much as by gifted appearances, allowing a more present participation and witness to the difficulty of living. David Whyte allowappearancedifficulty 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
The thing about great poetry is we have no defenses against it. David Whyte defensegreatpoetry Change image and 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
