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ENGAGING LIFE'S CONVERSATION
Guest: David Whyte Program 3014
Host: Michael Toms Interview Date: 10/6/2003 Program Length: 1 Hour
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Price: $1.99
Program Description: "Each of us is at an incredible crossroads of creation which will never ever appear again. So everything is waiting for you in the way it's never ever waited for anything else, not because you're incredibly special but because you are yourself. Will you pay attention? Will you look? Will you hear? Will you see, no matter how difficult it is to do that? Will you appear on life's radar screen?" David Whyte has the poet's gift of taking us deep into the most intimate moments of life and noticing the details most of us miss, the details that make us truly alive. His willingness to expose his vulnerability gives us courage to engage our own. In this quiet dialogue he reveals his broad range of vision, from his raw account of the final hours before his mother's death, to the role each of us plays in the evolution of our species. Through it all he asks the most vital questions, and reminds us why we are called to be fully present to each and every moment, engaging the conversation with life. 1 Hour
David Whyte is a renowned poet, consummate storyteller, and teacher. He has introduced poetry into corporations as a tool for understanding individual and organizational creativity. He is the author of five books of poetry, as well as two nonfiction books on the transformative power of poetry, They include, The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America (Currency 1994) and Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work As a Pilgrimage of Identity (Riverhead 2001). He has published a 6-hour audio exploration into poetry Clear Mind, Wild Heart (Sounds True 2002). His books of poetry include Songs for Coming Home (Many Rivers Press 1989), Where Many Rivers Meet (Many Rivers Press 2001), Everything is Waiting for You (Many Rivers Press 2003) and River Flow: New and Selected Poems 1984-2007 (Many Rivers Press 2007). To learn more about the work of David Whyte go to www.davidwhyte.com
Topics explored in this dialogue:
How your vulnerabilities enable you to understand the greater context of your life
How to engage your greatest joys in the face of enormous potential for loss
What are ways to explore the death of a loved one
How you can enable personal transformation by arranging to become tired of yourself
What is the value of bringing an awareness of personal as well as ancestral history to our present experience
