We become the places we love, by David Whyte

<p>As the wind howls around his camping caravan on a remote Welsh farm, poet David Whyte sits at a table, trying – and failing – to write. He's worried he has lost his gift. He's worried he never had a gift at all. But just outside, invisible and unexpected, is someone who offers him help – and friendship – at the exact moment he needs it. Their lifelong friendship takes root here, in the magical, windswept landscape of Wales, where place-names are poetry, where memories live long in the rolling hills.</p><p>David Whyte is a poet and author. He has written 10 volumes of poetry and four books of prose, including the bestselling&nbsp;<a href="https://davidwhyte.com/products/the-heart-aroused-poetry-and-the-preservation-of-the-soul-in-corporate-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America</em></a>. His newest book is&nbsp;<a href="https://davidwhyte.com/collections/books/products/river-flow-new-selected-poems" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>River Flow: New &amp; Selected Poems.</em></a></p><p>Learn more at&nbsp;<a href="https://davidwhyte.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">davidwhyte.com</a></p><p>Read the transcript of this story at&nbsp;<a href="https://meditativestory.com/mickey-guyton/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://meditativestory.com/</a></p><p>Sign up for the weekly Meditative Story newsletter to get a timely episode reminder and a mini meditation in your inbox:&nbsp;<a href="http://eepurl.com/gyDGgD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/gyDGgD</a></p><p>Become a member of Meditative Story to support the show as we move away from a corporate advertising model. Your annual membership supports making the show available for free! More:&nbsp;<a href="http://meditativestory.com//membership" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://meditativestory.com//membership</a></p>