David Whyte
David Whyte
David Whytewas an English professional footballer who played as a striker...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
art skills world
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.
self world shapes
We shape our self to fit this world and by the world are shaped again
soul world workplace
A soul-based workplace asks things of me that I didn't even know I had. It's constantly telling me that I belong to something large in the world.
world way precision
I returned to poetry as a more precise way to describe the world, more precise than science.
other-worlds inheritance remember
To remember the other world in this world is to live in your true inheritance.
journey soul world
Our work is to make ourselves visible in the world. This is the soul's individual journey, and the soul would much rather fail at its own life than succeed at someone else's.
inspirational giving-up other-worlds
You must learn one thing. The world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds Except the one in which you belong.
eye world harsh
I want to know if you are prepared to live in the world with its harsh need to change you. If you can look back with firm eyes saying this is where I stand.
world triumph persuasion
To have a firm persuasion in our work - to feel that what we do is right for ourselves and good for the world at exactly the same time - is one of the great triumphs of human existence.
waiting what-if world
What if the world is holding its breath - waiting for you to take the place that only you can fill?
great poetry
The thing about great poetry is we have no defenses against it.
cannot convey courageous grown initial lion mouse naked parts power sounds speech steps wisdom
Lion sounds that have not grown from the mouse may exude naked power... but cannot convey any wisdom or understanding... The initial steps on the path to courageous speech then are the first tentative steps into the parts of us that cannot speak.
It is difficult to be creative and enthusiastic about anything for which we do not feel affection.
coming groups lead mostly poems retreats topics
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.