It's my contention that there is no sincere path a human being can take without breaking his or her heart...so it can be a lovely, merciful thing to …

- David Whyte

We withdraw not to disappear, but to find another ground from which to see; a solid ground from which to step, and from which to speak again, in a di…

- David Whyte

The antidote to exhaustion isn't rest. It's wholeheartedness.

- David Whyte

Inside everyone is a great shout of joy waiting to be born.

- David Whyte

I believe that human beings are desperate, always, to belong to something larger than themselves.

- David Whyte

Eventually we realize that not knowing what to do is just as real and just as useful as knowing what to do. Not knowing stops us from taking false di…

- David Whyte

Courage is the measure of our heartfelt participation with life, with another, with a community, a work, a future. To be courageous, is not necessari…

- David Whyte

Gratitude arises from paying attention, from being awake in the presence of everything that lives within and without us.

- David Whyte

Some things cannot be spoken or discovered until we have been stuck, incapacitated, or blown off course for awhile. Plain sailing is pleasant, but yo…

- David Whyte