The Half Turn of Your Face The half turn of your face toward truth is the one movement you will not make. After all, having seen ...
The Old Wild Place
The Old Wild Place, by David Whyte After the good earth where the body knows itself to be real and the mad flight where it gives itself to the ...
Here in the Mountains
Recently I was in a local bookstore and rummaging around in the poetry section, hoping to get lucky. And I did--lo and behold, a copy of David ...
Remember
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Something old, something new
"Old friends pass away... New friends appear... It is just like the days.... An old day passes... A new day arrives... The important thing is to make ...
Don’t be afraid of the dark
This is another poem from David Whyte that I really enjoy: When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision is gone no part of ...
Sacred
"It doesn't interest me if there is one God or many gods. I want to know if you belong -- or feel abandoned: If you know despair Or can see it in ...
Writing and life
Because sometimes we all need a little reminder, a little encouragement that what we love does actually have meaning, here are a few good nuggets to ...
Smallness
What to Remember When You Begin by David Whyte "What you can plan is too small for you to live. What you can live wholeheartedly will make plans ...
Courage
"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear Of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, To allow my living to open ...