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

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

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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