Some things cannot be spoken or discovered until we have been stuck, i…

David Whyte
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Some things cannot be spoken or discovered until we have been stuck, incapacitated, or blown off course for awhile. Plain sailing is pleasant, but you are not going to explore many unknown realms that way. ✨ David Whyte (2007). The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America, p.93, Crown Business
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