The Heart Aroused : Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America Summary and Reviews

The Heart Aroused : Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America
by David Whyte

The Heart Aroused : Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America
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Author: David Whyte
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-06-01
ISBN: 0385484186
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Crown Business

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Book Review: A Wonderful and Inspiring Book
Summary: 5 Stars

The author had a very interesting and insightful interview on Public Radio which prompted me to purchase and read this book. I run a small software company; the exertion definitely affects the perspective of meaning in my life. Whyte's book has been very helpful to me in sorting out how important an influence work has on one's soul.

It seems to me that our understanding of meaning (insert satisfaction, growth, personal development, reward, or any other value...) is too often clouded by a confusion of the importance our careers have in manifesting what we are and who we want to be.

Whyte does us a service by sharing with us the value of a broad, soul-searching quest -- through our work -- using poetry. Through repetition of references to Beowolf and other poems, he uses marvelous, concise prose to describe what the soul really needs: meaning through spriritual struggle by nurturing deep feelings of self-doubt. We must lose our way in order to find ourselves; there is no other way to awaken.

Unfortunately, I cannot summarize how one awakes to find himself or herself through the focused life-long energy expended in careers. Whyte's book illustrates a number of paradoxes that should be examined.

If your soul is in need of sustenance, this wonderful book will nourish. I highly recommend it. It is one of the very few non-technical books I keep in my office.

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