On Being with Krista Tippett

"Working Together" by David Whyte

May 26, 2022
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INSIGHT

Mutual Shaping Between People And World

  • Working together shapes both ourselves and the world we inhabit.
  • David Whyte shows this by pairing visible forces with invisible ones, like air shaping flight around a wing to hold weight.
INSIGHT

Invisible Forces Produce Visible Miracles

  • Invisible elements collaborate with visible forms to produce surprising effects or miracles.
  • Whyte uses the example of invisible air moving around a shaped wing to explain how intangibles enable tangible outcomes.
ADVICE

Trust The Intangibles To Find Your Shape

  • Trust and attend to elements you cannot yet see or imagine to find your true shape.
  • Whyte advises forming yourself well to the 'great intangibles' around you, like trusting unseen air around a wing.
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