Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity

Name: Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity
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ISBN: 9781573229142

by David Whyte

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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.

Publisher:: Riverhead Books
ISBN:: 9781573229142
Binding:: Paperback
Pages:: 272
Authors:: David Whyte
Published Date:: 2002-04-02
Language:: English

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David Whyte

About David Whyte

Trained as a marine biologist in Wales, David Whyte led naturalist tours and expeditions in the Galápagos Islands, the Andes, the Amazon region, and the Himalayas. He was born and raised in Yorkshire to an Irish mother and an English father. His poetry collections include Songs for Coming Home (1984), Where Many Rivers Meet (1990), The House of Belonging (1996), River Flow: New & Selected Poems 1984-2007 (2006), and The Bell and the Blackbird (Many Rivers Press, 2018). He also writes prose on the uses of poetry in organizational life, including The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America (1994) and The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship (2009).

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