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Quote by David Whyte

“But what would that be like feeling the tide rise out of the numbness inside”

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David Whyte, born on November 2, 1955, is a renowned poet whose works are known for their profound emotion and philosophical insights. His poetry covers themes of life, nature, and the human condition. more

“Desire demands only a constant attention to the unknown gravitational field which surrounds us and from which we can recharge ourselves every moment, as if breathing from the atmosphere of possibility itself. A life’s work is not a series of stepping-stones onto which we calmly place our feet, but more like an ocean crossing where there is no path, only a heading, a direction, which, of itself, is in conversation with the elements.”

Ifs Moments Desire Attention Path Feet Fields Possibility Conversation Demand Elements Ocean Stones Constant Series Breathing Atmosphere Surround Crossings Headings Stepping Stones

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“The truth about our own modest contribution might immobilize us: much easier then, to tell ourselves a story about how much we make our own reality.”

Stories Reality Might Easier Contribution Modest

Author:David Whyte

“To be human is to become visible while carrying what is hidden as a gift to others.”

Humans Visible

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“To remember the other world in this world is to live in your true inheritance.”

World Remember This World Inheritance Other Worlds

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“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.”

Humans Difficulty Average Narrative Human Life Realistic Not Afraid Artificial Truthful Discourse Provinces

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“Honesty is reached through the doorway of grief and loss.”

Loss Grief Honesty Grief And Loss Doorways

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“The severest test of work today, is not of our strategies, but of our imaginations and identities.”

Today Imagination Identity Tests Strategy

Author:David Whyte

“You can disagree with another person's opinions. You can disagree with their doctrines. You can't disagree with their experience.”

Persons Opinion Doctrine Disagree

Author:Krista Tippett

“Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.”

Stills Speak Language Communication Mass Understood Invention Moving Forward Good Communication Great Communication Language And Communication Languages Communication Mass Communication

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