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Crossing the Unknown Sea is about reuniting the imagination with our day to day lives. It shows how poetry and practicality, far from being mutually exclusive, reinforce each other to give every aspect of our lives meaning and direction. For anyone who wants to deepen their connection to their life's work - or find out what their life's work is - this book can help navigate the way.Whyte encourages readers to take risks at work that will enhance their personal growth, and shows how burnout can actually be beneficial and used to renew professional interest. He asserts that too many people blindly trudge through a mediocre work life because so many "busy" tasks prevent significant reflection and analysis of job satisfaction. People often turn to spiritual practice or religion to nurture their souls, but overlook how work can actually be our greatest opportunity for discovery and growth. Crossing the Unknown Sea combines poetry, gifted storytelling and Whyte's personal experience to reveal work's potential to fulfill us and bring us closer to ultimate freedom and happiness.
About the Author
Internationally acclaimed poet David Whyte makes his home in the Pacific Northwest, where rain and changeable skies remind him the other, more distant homes from which he comes: Yorkshire, Wales and Ireland. He travels and lectures throughout the world, bringing his own and others' poetry to large audiences.He holds a degree in Marine Zoology, honorary degrees from Neumann University in Pennsylvania and Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia, and is an Associate Fellow of the Said Business School at the University of Oxford. He is the author of eight volumes of poetry and four books of prose, as well as a collection of audio recordings. POETRYThe Sea in You (2015) Pilgrim (2012) River Flow: New & Selected Poems (2006) Everything is Waiting for You (2003) The House of Belonging (1996) Fire in the Earth (1992) PROSEConsolations: The Solace, Nourishment & Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words (2014) The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self & RelationshipCrossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of IdentityThe Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate AmericaAUDIO LECTURESHidden Harvests: The Inner Seasons of Everyday LifeSolace: The Art of Asking the Beautiful QuestionA Great Invitation: The Path of Risk and RevelationPilgrim Audio CompanionWhen the Heart BreaksSweet DarknessA Change for the Better: Poetry and the Reimagination of MidlifeMidlife & the Great UnknownThe Echo in the WellMaking a Friend of the UnknownThe Poetry of Self CompassionThe Teacher's Vocation: Nurturing the Imagination of OthersThresholds: Navigating the Difficult Transitions of LifePOETRY & MUSIC ALBUMSSometimesReturn
