Our work is to make ourselves visible in the world. This is the soul's individual journey, and the soul would much rather… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
To seek out beauty in our work is to make a pilgrimage of our labors, to understand that the consummation of work… — David Whyte Beauty Copy Share Image
What we strive for in perfection is not what turns us into the lit angel we desire what disturbs and then nourishes… — David Whyte Angel Copy Share Image
By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It's an interesting phenomenon that by… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. It is a learned skill to force… — David Whyte Art Copy Share Image
Start close in, don’t take the second step or the third, start with the first thing close in, the step you don’t… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
The truth about our own modest contribution might immobilize us: much easier then, to tell ourselves a story about how much we… — David Whyte Contribution Copy Share Image
“...wanting soul life without the dark, warming intelligence of personal doubt is like expecting an egg without the brooding heat of the… — David Whyte Life Copy Share Image
There is a lovely root to the word humiliation - from the latin word humus, meaning soil or ground. When we are… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
