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A carregar... Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (original 2011; edição 2011)por Richard Rohr
Informação Sobre a ObraFalling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life por Richard Rohr (2011)
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I think I'm too young for this book, because I didn't understand at least a half of it. ( ) Wisdom wrapped around the reality of our most shared human experience: the unraveling of life, or what might be called failure. Rohr's perspective on transformation found that place in me that recognizes truth when it shows up in words. Because of this I found his gentle arguments and observations simultaneously surprising and validating, refreshing and challenging, heartbreaking and affirming. How do we move from the necessary ego-building and protecting of early life to a spacious trust in enough? What is the benefit of loss, failure, betrayal, grief? What does it mean to become an elder and live in the second journey (or second half) of life? These questions and more all find a safe and lively platform in Rohr's small, well-organized volume. I own a copy and have read it through twice. Underlining and margin notes on almost every page attest to frequent resonance and occasional shock. I'll be reading this book over again. Highly recommend for small book groups. Richard Rohr’s Falling Upwards: A Spirituality for the Two Haves of Life is inspirational and life affirming. The author wrote that during the first half of our lives people are eagerly building their dreams. They are thinking about having a successful life. They would do everything that is necessary to accomplish these ends. They play, study, and work hard at all sorts of endeavors. People become professionals in all types of jobs, be it science, arts, astronomy, agriculture, communications, and sports They belong to many groups, charitable organizations, and receive accolades for their work. Their focus is on how to contribute to society by making a name for themselves. The only problem is that most of these first half advocates view the world in a dualistic way – black or white, good or bad, happy or sad, success or failure. The second half of life is more nuanced and non-dualistic. By now many individuals have suffered setbacks. They have come to know pain and misfortune. They have experienced what it means to grow older. Many of these folks know discomfort from disease like high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer, chronic renal failure among other afflictions. But they strive well in living with these problems. There’s a “luminous sadness” in their lives. These individuals have therefore been propelled to a new reality. They have become contemplative and compassionate. Their afflictions don’t get them down but spur them onwards. Rohr mainly demonstrated what the thinking of the younger generation is like as opposed to the older. He explained that the second half integrates the dualistic and non-dualistic way of thinking. In a chapter he showed how he himself went through successful changes from the first to the second half of life. Luckily, the author was able to learn from these spiritual insights that he discussed in his book. He described how people should deal with their shadow, and shouldn’t confuse their profession with their identity. It was imperative they cast off their mask and embrace their true self. So, when they look in a mirror they should view their authentic self. People would inevitably fall down many times, but they should get up by what Rohr described as “falling upwards.” sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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"A fresh way of thinking about spirituality that grows throughout life. In Falling Upward, Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves of life and to show them that those who have fallen, failed, or "gone down" are the only ones who understand "up." Most of us tend to think of the second half of life as largely about getting old, dealing with health issues, and letting go of life, but the whole thesis of this book is exactly the opposite.? What looks like falling down can largely be experienced as "falling upward."? In fact, it is not a loss but somehow actually a gain, as we have all seen with elders who?have come to their fullness.?? Explains why the second half of life can and should be full of spiritual richness Offers a new view of how spiritual growth happens loss is gain Richard Rohr is a regular contributing writer for Sojourners and Tikkun magazines This important book explores the counterintuitive message that we grow spiritually much more by doing wrong than by doing right."-- Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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