by Kim Ort | Sep 8, 2015 | Acceptance, Adventures in Seeing, Books, Consolations, Contemplation
This week David Whyte brings a whole new dimension to the word “denial.” He says, Denial is underestimated as a state of being. Denial is an ever present and splendid thing when seen in the light of its merciful and elemental powers to cradle and hold an...
by Kim Ort | Sep 1, 2015 | Adventures in Seeing, Books, Consolations, Contemplation
David Whyte, in his book Consolations, equates crisis to the “dark night of the soul.” This dark night could be more accurately described as the meeting of two immense storm fronts, the squally vulnerable edge between what overwhelms human beings from the...
by Kim Ort | Aug 25, 2015 | Books, Consolations
The day I posted the word “courage” as the new word for the week, I lost my beloved pet, Daisy, after 16 good years. Daisy was my first dog, and so the first one to whom I had to say goodbye. It was one of the hardest days of my life. David Whyte, in his...
