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I took David Whyte off the shelf to be my companion on a 4 hour journey from Dublin to Donegal!
I had no idea of how the conversation would unfold. I settled into the driving with a delicious coffee by my side and pressed "play"... What a wonderful companion David turned out to be! As is often the case with sharing a journey with a stranger, I discovered we had much in common... We've lived and loved the stunningly beautiful North Wales; we read Patrick Kavanagh and have an appreciation for other great Irish Poets now deceased... As I drove past the burial place of Yeats just north of Sligo, the synchronicity of David quoting him, made me gasp.... The one and only quote emerged at that very point in the journey - wow! I laughed out loud at his spoken sense of The Librarian and her "erotic" poem! The depth of reflection on time lived in North Wales resonated with my own time of studies at UCNW. David's felt sense of Ireland was lovely and his amazing, strong accent is a tonic of the best kind!
Having entered into my own mid-life reflection as I headed towards Donegal, I was helped to mindfully deepen into my own wonderings and I felt totally accompanied in an entertaining and profoundly moving fashion by this beautiful man.
So, if you have three hours and want to reflect on midlife and the joy of the unknown... Invest in this gorgeous resource and breathe into its delicious richness and velvety smoothness :-)
I had no idea of how the conversation would unfold. I settled into the driving with a delicious coffee by my side and pressed "play"... What a wonderful companion David turned out to be! As is often the case with sharing a journey with a stranger, I discovered we had much in common... We've lived and loved the stunningly beautiful North Wales; we read Patrick Kavanagh and have an appreciation for other great Irish Poets now deceased... As I drove past the burial place of Yeats just north of Sligo, the synchronicity of David quoting him, made me gasp.... The one and only quote emerged at that very point in the journey - wow! I laughed out loud at his spoken sense of The Librarian and her "erotic" poem! The depth of reflection on time lived in North Wales resonated with my own time of studies at UCNW. David's felt sense of Ireland was lovely and his amazing, strong accent is a tonic of the best kind!
Having entered into my own mid-life reflection as I headed towards Donegal, I was helped to mindfully deepen into my own wonderings and I felt totally accompanied in an entertaining and profoundly moving fashion by this beautiful man.
So, if you have three hours and want to reflect on midlife and the joy of the unknown... Invest in this gorgeous resource and breathe into its delicious richness and velvety smoothness :-)
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful
MidLife and the Great Unknown
30 Aug 2005
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My husband and I are both in midlife and we have both just reinvented our careers. In addition, I have read everything David Whyte has written because I find his work so powerful. This audio CD was a supreme delight. His voice and his reading of poetry is exquisite. The thoughtful information is relevant to any passage one is making in life. Furthermore, the poetry has the capacity to be transformative when one takes what Whyte has to say to heart and practice. I have shared with many people the wisdom I gained from listening to the CD. My husband was able to make a serious reconsideration of his work life after hearing the tape. I will listen to the tape again and again; every time I listen I hear and learn something else new and valuable.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
A real gift
29 Sep 2005
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I am in awe of this CD. It has a beauty I have rarely encountered and I am thrilled with my purchase. My wife also shares my 'affair' with these CD's and we are the better for them. Neither of us have had much interest in poetry, yet David Whyte has such a way with words that we both feel very much converted!
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
I'll Be Plunging Into The Depths of This for Some Time
9 May 2007
Format:Audio CD
A friend told me he was going to listen to David Whyte and it intrigued me enough to look him up and download this CD for a long drive this weekend. I find myself rather numb from the depth and breadth of it all. So very much to think about and what its implications are in my life that I'll be having to relisten many times I'm sure (I've already listened twice). He gives us his experiences with such clarity I can almost smell the Celtic grasses under his feet and feel the mists swirling around his vision, occasionally parting for a view of distant and promising lands. This wrapped up in his and others poetry that he reads and his reflections about it has caused me to further explore new poets, to talk about them with my friends, and to ask what can we do with this. David has obviously thought about such matters deeply and I can think of no higher tribute to a person than they made me think profoundly about profound matters.
A NEW NOTE OF CAUTION: I purchased this as an introduction to David Whyte, thinking if I liked this "unabridged" version I'd buy his "Clear Mind, Wild Heart" (CMWH) audio. Long story short: this is actually CD 2 and 3 of CMWH. I think this is like taking all the odd chapters of a Tale of Two Cities, renaming it "Story of a Town (Unabridged)". It is misleading labeling. I will keep the five stars because it is an amazing foray into poetry and life in general but beware--if you're thinking you'll buy CMWH then go straight there. Fortunately the audio download server with a name almost identical to the publisher of this CD refunded my money so I could just buy the 6 CD set.
A NEW NOTE OF CAUTION: I purchased this as an introduction to David Whyte, thinking if I liked this "unabridged" version I'd buy his "Clear Mind, Wild Heart" (CMWH) audio. Long story short: this is actually CD 2 and 3 of CMWH. I think this is like taking all the odd chapters of a Tale of Two Cities, renaming it "Story of a Town (Unabridged)". It is misleading labeling. I will keep the five stars because it is an amazing foray into poetry and life in general but beware--if you're thinking you'll buy CMWH then go straight there. Fortunately the audio download server with a name almost identical to the publisher of this CD refunded my money so I could just buy the 6 CD set.
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