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Download david whyte true love7/23/2023 I recently dug up an old notebook to find one of the first things I wrote down from David Whyte – it comes from his poem Self Portrait: ‘I want to know if you know how to melt into the fierce heart of living, falling toward the centre of your longing.’ Audible wow. David is a modern-day philosopher and his book, The Three Marriages (about how work, self and relationships are our three core commitments) was in our treasure trove of a store with his poetry peppered throughout the classes teaching emotional intelligence and life manoeuvring to adults. I first came across the Irish-Yorkshireman poet and author David Whyte in 2014 when I was launching The School of Life pop-up in Perth. Beautiful questions that have enlarged my life. Courageous and refreshing, like throwing your face up to the wind and breathing in the breeze for a sweet moment. Or as he calls them – invitational questions. Of all the things I love about David Whyte (and there are many, see below), I am most fond of the way he asks questions. I quote David Whyte more than David Whyte quotes David Whyte. I was so happy just to be with you, I would have said anything at all
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