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These are books and audio recordings I have found inspirational and helpful in the past several years. There are Amazon.com links for those items available through Amazon.com. Please let me know of your favorites and new discoveries that are not listed.Clear Mind, Wild Heart: Finding Courage and Clarity Through Poetryby David Whyte (audiotape or CD; set of 6; www.davidwhyte.com) Throughout the ages, the language of poetry has held a special power to lend us courage, to give us the vision of those who endured, and to hazard ourselves boldly at the "fierce edges" of our lives. On "Clear Mind Wild Heart", David guides us into the wellspring of the poetic imagination through more than six hours of exploration and poetry, including the verses of such inspired voices as Emily Dickinson, William Blake, Marina Tsvetayeva, Rainer Maria Rilke, Antonio Machado, and many others. Janet McCallen I’ve never really been a fan of poetry. But I could listen to David Whyte read and relate poetry to our lives for hours – and have. I keep this 6-CD set in my car and have listened to it many, many times. It’s not about poetry: it’s about life. It’s about how we view our lives, what we expect of ourselves, and how we ultimately face up to life’s choices. |
