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S'està carregant… Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up (edició 2006)de James Hollis (Autor)
Informació de l'obraFinding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up de James Hollis
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. 3 stars: Enjoyed parts of it From the back cover: What does it really mean to be a grown up in today’s world? We assume that once we “get it together” with the right job, marry the right person, have children, and buy a home, all is settled and well. But adulthood presents varying levels of growth, and is rarely the respite of stability we expected. Turbulent emotional shifts can take place anywhere between the age of thirty-five and seventy when we question the choices we’ve made, realize our limitations, and feel stuck— commonly known as the “midlife crisis.” Jungian psycho-analyst James Hollis believes it is only in the second half of life that we can truly come to know who we are and thus create a life that has meaning. In Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, Hollis explores the ways we can grow and evolve to fully become ourselves when the traditional roles of adulthood aren’t quite working for us, revealing a new way of uncovering and embracing our authentic selves. Offering wisdom to anyone facing a career that no longer seems fulfilling, a long-term relationship that has shifted, or family transitions that raise issues of aging and mortality, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life provides a reassuring message and a crucial bridge across this critical passage of adult development. ----------- I got this on a trip to Powell's. While the basic thesis is one I am very close to, this was much to steeped in Jungian subconscious/conscious theories and not enough about societal pressures and constructs for me. --------- "The inescapable truth of any relationship is that it can achieve no higher level of development than the level of maturity that both parties bring to it." This is the first time I read a book by James Hollis, as I first discovered him thanks to a podcast where he was the guest speaker on, precisely discussing this book just some months ago. Somehow, his spot on ideas and the immense amount of insight he delivered resonated with me and got me immediately hooked. I am grateful for being able to discover his writing and ideas. There’s not much else that I can say that others haven’t already mentioned. I’ll just say that there’s so much insight and grounding ideas here that anyone can take something useful, even if you are starting to live your life as an adult. Truly a chest full of wisdom for a more conscious life. I can’t wait to read more of his work. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
What does it really mean to be a grown up in today's world? We assume that once we "get it together" with the right job, marry the right person, have children, and buy a home, all is settled and well. But adulthood presents varying levels of growth, and is rarely the respite of stability we expected. Turbulent emotional shifts can take place anywhere between the age of thirty-five and seventy when we question the choices we've made, realize our limitations, and feel stuck-- commonly known as the "midlife crisis." Jungian psycho-analyst James Hollis believes it is only in the second half of life that we can truly come to know who we are and thus create a life that has meaning. In Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, Hollis explores the ways we can grow and evolve to fully become ourselves when the traditional roles of adulthood aren't quite working for us, revealing a new way of uncovering and embracing our authentic selves. Offering wisdom to anyone facing a career that no longer seems fulfilling, a long-term relationship that has shifted, or family transitions that raise issues of aging and mortality, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life provides a reassuring message and a crucial bridge across this critical passage of adult development. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)155.66Philosophy and Psychology Psychology Developmental And Differential Psychology Adults Mid-LifeLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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My only complaint is that, having finished the book, I am now wondering "what's next?" That isn't necessarily a fault of the book, might not even be a fault at all. The book was so thought-provoking, and I don't want to stop being provoked, I'm not sure I know how to sustain the effort on my own. Just in case, I bought another of Hollis' books, Living an Examined Life, to help out. ( )