Years ago in the Hebrides I remember an old man who walked every morning on the grey stones to the shore of baying seals, I am thinking of faith now and the testaments of loneliness and what we feel we are worthy of in this world. There is a faith in loving fiercely the one who is rightfully yours, especially if you have waited years and especially if part of you never believed you could deserve this loved and beckoning hand held out to you this way. When reading publicly he explains that the one who calls us out of our boats can be a person, a new life, or even some deep part of ourselves. All he was told was the conference theme was the biblical passage where Jesus comes to the disciples walking on the water and calls them to step out of the boat. Poet David Whyte was invited to speak at a conference led by the Sisters of Mercy in Galveston, Texas. This is for Shane Margaret and Jon Mark who will be ordained to the Transitional Diaconate on June 6th, and for Martha, who seeks and searches and prays like the old man in the Hebrides. He is the author of four volumes of poetry.Note: A friend sent me this just this morning and I knew I had to share it here with you. In corporate settings, he uses poetry to bring an understanding of the process of change, helping clients to understand individual and organizational creativity, and to apply that understanding to vitalize and transform the workplace.
He holds a degree in marine zoology and has worked as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands led anthropological and natural history expeditions in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile and subsequently traveled to India and the hinterlands of Nepal.
In corporate settings, he uses poetry to bring an understanding of the process of change, helping clients to understand individual and organizational creativity Read Full Bio David Whyte is a poet, captivating lecturer, and corporate consultant. David Whyte is a poet, captivating lecturer, and corporate consultant.
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