sunday sounds : leave everything you know behind

May 2, 2010 in Uncategorized

Stare into the lake, astonished.

(As part of Wordfest in Asheville this week, poet David Whyte will present a lecture and workshop on Saturday, May 8th).

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Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.

4 comments to " sunday sounds : leave everything you know behind "

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Carolynn

May 2, 2010 AT 6:08PM

wow. I’m not sure what just happened, but I’m sobbing. There is magic and mystery in this that is quite amazing. I feel like I have been touched by the Divine, in some small way.

Thank you.
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Mike Wagner

May 2, 2010 AT 9:16PM

Years ago when I could not tell you where I was headed I came upon Whyte’s book The Heart Aroused while working part time in a bookstore.

Reading it gave me hope that I might want to be in the marketplace and that I might have something to offer.

There is a great line from the movie Contact where the hero arrives on an alien landscape and utters, “they should have sent a poet”.

Makes sense to me.

Keep creating…it freaks people out,
Mike
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Beth Patterson

May 3, 2010 AT 8:10AM

I’ve heard David read this poem, and it is life changing.

Wish I could be in Asheville and listen to him with youse! He will recite poetry, his, Mary Oliver’s and others for 2 hours or more without a written note. His heart and mind are remarkable.

Thank you for this–and I’m leaving it all behind.
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Feithline

May 3, 2010 AT 9:43AM

“…say the old prayer of rough love…”

Killer line. I love, love, love this poem. Thank you.

*Off to buy some of his books now*