“Poetry for me has been a long pilgrimage, a journey and a growing relationship with the unknown.” Quote by David Whyte
“The art form has to do with the mystery and the hidden invitation that's in the room. And that's when the magic happens, that's when the deep silence emerges to the surprise of all the attentively listening ears. In a way, you're following that silence. You go where the silence is deepest.” WayArtHappensFormRoomsSilenceMagicMysteryListeningEarsSurpriseFollowingSilence IsInvitationsListening Ear Author:David Whyte
“If I don't have time for the writing, it's because I'm not making that time. It's really just a question of whether you want to or not, whether you feel you deserve to write or not.” IfsWantFeelsWritingDeserve Author:David Whyte
“I love the best of all the traditions. My discipline is the take-no-prisoners language of good poetry, but a language that actually frees us from prejudice, no matter what religion or political persuasion they are. I try to create a river-like discourse. The river is not political, it's not on your side or against you. It's an invitation into the onward flow.” TryingMatterPoliticalLanguageSidesDisciplineTraditionFlowRiversPrejudiceNo Matter WhatPrisonerDiscoursePersuasionInvitationsYour SideGood Poetry Author:David Whyte
“Everyone casts a shadow. Everyone has a relationship with the fearful unknown.” ShadowCastsFearful Author:David Whyte
“The fear of loss, in one form or another, is the motivator behind all conscious and unconscious dishonesties.” FormLossBehindsConsciousUnconsciousDishonestyConscious And Unconscious Author:David Whyte
“I'm quite obsessed with the idea of nailing the girl friendship. It's such an art, so delicate.” ArtIdeasGirlObsessedDelicate Author:Alanis Morissette
“What makes me feel alive is community, connectedness. Certainly family, parenting, relationships, friendship. All the way into colleague relationships and relationship with spirit, relationship with one's own self and inner child, and animals, earth, planet. Fostering and nurturing and really focusing on connection - connection in relationship with other and my own self and God. When I don't feel connected in all those three areas, life is not very good.” WayFeelsChildrenSelfEarthLife IsSpiritThreeCommunityMy OwnAnimalAlivePlanetsAreasConnectionsVery GoodConnectedColleaguesNurturingConnectednessInner ChildRelationships With OthersFostering Author:Alanis Morissette
“I can be in the worst PMS, Mercury in retrograde, most awful circumstance - and then if my girlfriends and I are giggling about it, everything's okay.” IfsI CanWorstCircumstancesOkayAwfulGirlfriendMy GirlfriendMercuryPmsRetrograde Author:Alanis Morissette
“I think when someone blindly projects and it's showing up in the form of envy or hate - and I actually think they're synonymous - that's when I feel the most afraid and disconnected and vulnerable. Like whenever I don't feel safe in my own hands, in terms of my not being tender or merciful with myself, or when we're treating each other that way.” ThinkingWayFeelsHandsFormHateTermMy OwnSafeProjectsEnvyVulnerableMercifulShowing UpDisconnected Author:Alanis Morissette