https://anotherjesse.com/categories/david-whyte/Recent content in David Whyte on anotherjesse.comHugoen-usTue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://anotherjesse.com/posts/being-misunderstood/Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://anotherjesse.com/posts/being-misunderstood/<p>I really enjoyed the David Whyte&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.soundstrue.com/products/clear-mind-wild-heart">Clear Mind, Wild Heart</a>.</p> <p>About 2/3 in, he said something that reshaped how I go about exploring the world.</p> <p>Being ok with being misunderstood at the beginning is important. New ideas need to be protected and nurtured.</p> <blockquote> <p>when you actually tell others what your secret desires are - in your work, in your life.</p> <p>a good diagnostic feature that you are doing something unique - something that is true to the complexion your character - is that <strong>other people should not understand entirely what you are doing</strong></p>