Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words

De: David Whyte

Narrado por: David Whyte

With the imagery of a poet and the reflection of a philosopher, David Whyte turns his attention to 52 ordinary words, each its own particular doorway into the underlying currents of human life.

Beginning with "Alone" and closing with "Work", each chapter is a meditation on meaning and context, an invitation to shift and broaden our perspectives on the inevitable vicissitudes of life: pain and joy, honesty and anger, confession and vulnerability, the experience of feeling besieged and the desire to run away from it all. Through this lens, procrastination may be a necessary ripening; hiding an act of freedom; and shyness the appropriate confusion and helplessness that accompanies the first stage of revelation.

Consolations invites listeners into a poetic and thoughtful consideration of words whose meaning and interpretation influence the paths we choose and the way we traverse them throughout our lives.

©2014 David Whyte (P)2019 David Whyte

Invokes Productive Pondering….

I have followed David Whyte for years and used his various works for myself and my clients. His voice, Welsh accent and his written/spoken words place him and his work in a special, sacred place which promotes healing at soul depth.

What a lovely listen

What David Whyte shares with the world makes my life better, and I can’t thank him enough. I bought this book to read but really knew listening to him read it, share it would be wonderful and it was!

The power of words

Wonderful and surprising definitions of words we think we know. Lovely to hear the poet David Whyte reading his own work.

David Whyte - enough said :)

I will continue to listen to both Consolations 1 & 2. Because it's so profound. To be honest, I'm sure I didn't understand everything in these remarkably profound thoughts of his but that is why I keep READING. Thought provoking, immense insights and perspectives. if you love words and the entirety of their meanings; this book is for you.

So Profound

This book changed my life. I’ve recommended it everyone in my life! This is such a beautiful book.