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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent book intelligent and with heart,
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This review is from: The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship (Paperback)
I really appreciated this excellent book by David Whyte. His poetry and beautiful prose, his deft insights into the need for soulfulness and creativity, along with David's well crafted gift of storytelling make this a deeply satisfying read with lots of food for reflection. Reading this book was like being healed on a deep level and is full of thoughtful reflections about how to live a truly human life with balance and depth. I find many pop psychology books not very emotionally deep - I think there is more to life than turning your self into a self-improvement project! For those who want something wise and with emotional depth this book is a tremendous guide.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews) 55 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
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"Most Marriages are Dynamic, Moving Frontiers",
By M.E. Estabrook - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship (Hardcover)
In 'The Three Marriages', author and poet, David Whyte says, "Most marriages are dynamic, moving frontiers, hardly recognizable to the participants themselves, moving frontiers that occupy edges of happiness and unhappiness all at the same time." (pg. 241). This is the kind of intelligent and useful insight one finds throughout Whyte's most recent book. What is unique about this statement, and many of the ideas developed in this work, is that you could apply this idea to any of the three marriages, the marriage to another, the marriage to one's work, and the marriage to oneself. I believe this is a unique and very helpful way to imagine the relationships in our lives. It is not a question of balance or choosing, but a question of seeing each of our 'marriages' as love affairs in their own right, with all the ups and downs one experiences in a love affair with another person. The way that he illustrates his ideas is not only through is own life experiences, but through the lives of great writers, spiritual teachers and ordinary brave people, such as Jane Austen, Dante, Emily Dickenson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Pema Chodran and JK Rowling to name a few. This makes for a lively, interesting and adventurous read. In the final chapter, "Not a Question of Balance: A Marriage of Marriages", he gives us some new ideas about how we can bring it all together. I won't spoil any secrets, but leave it to your own enjoyable read.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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The Three Marriages,
By K. Moore "M. Koore" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship (Hardcover)
David Whyte weaves the stories of Dante and Beatrice,Robert Louis Stevenson,Jane Austen and others to illustrate the interconnections of relationship with self, work and marriage. I used to think these worlds were separately spinning spheres but each is informed by the other with the relationship with self providing the clarity for the others. Whyte takes the idea of work life balance and turns it on its head to get us to someplace where we understand connection. It can be dense to read at times but he has done a great job of breaking the book up into chapters, sections and reviews at the end of chapters to capture the salient points.
I highly recommend the book to gain insight into personal relationships(I was wondering why I was stuck in a lousy job and a lousy relationship), to discuss as a work group or to discover with a loved one.It would also be a great book group discussion. Also discover (or rediscover) how poetry can put into words these complexities, particulalry David Whyte's poetry which can be found in other of his books. 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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Some Pretty Terrific Stuff Here!,
By Michelle Alberigi McKenzie "Owner McKenzie Bo... - Published on Amazon.com
David posits that we have three very important marriages in our lives: marriage to a partner, our marriage to our work, and that ultimate marriage we should be having with ourselves. He says these things are so closely tied to who we are, that we must look at all three. (probably OFTEN.) He also says we can't expect a perfect balance, and explains why that just doesn't work in the real world. (what a relief!)
I downloaded the audio version and listened to it twice. He addressed so many important areas, using wonderful stories and poems, that finally, after listening to it twice, I ordered a copy of the book so I could highlight all the good stuff I wanted to remember. I'm a happy camper. |
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