What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life
A Personal Development, Psychology, Nonfiction book. The gift of tragedy is not destruction, but humility James Hollis, What Matters Most:...
The celebrated author of Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life delivers a unique look at happiness, sharing a Jungian approach to finding a fearless, authentic path. Why are we here? What is the meaning of existence? What truly matters the most in life? To even begin to answer these questions, we must start by exploring our own internal ideals, values, and beliefs. Presenting the unique perspective of respected analyst and author James Hollis, Ph.D., What Matters Most helps readers learn to appreciate (even be amazed by) events unfolding within, even as the external world creates constant struggles. Taking a fresh look at the concept of happiness, Hollis uses a warm, accessible tone to encourage readers to learn to tolerate ambiguity, embrace growth rather than security, respect the power of Eros, engage spiritual crises, and acknowledge the shadow of mortality. Providing inspiring wisdom and personal reflections to address our deepest worries, What Matters Most yields far more than mere...
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- ISBN: 9781592404209 / 1592404200
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(It has become clear to me, for example, that aging itself does not bring wisdom. It often brings regression to childishness, dependency, and bitterness over lost opportunities. Only those who are still intellectually, emotionally, spiritually growing inherit the richness of aging.) James Hollis, What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life // the task is not to find the object115 but to live the journey, with passion, and risk, and commitment, and danger. James Hollis, What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life // We are not here to fit in, be well balanced, or provide exempla for others. We are here to be eccentric, different, perhaps strange, perhaps merely to add our small piece, our little clunky, chunky selves, to the great mosaic of being. As the gods intended, we are here to become more and more ourselves. James Hollis, What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life //
This is a thoughtful consideration for people who are entering the second part of life. Once work has been established and perhaps family has been raised, what really matters? I find myself thinking that life's good surprises are over (all that is left are the sad surprises) and I find myself stumbling with "Is that all there is?".... I bought this book to give it as a gift to someone who is retiring and trying to figure out her next purpose/path in life. I read a few pages a year or so ago and decided not to give her the book. I read this book this past month. Vocabulary was difficult.I looked up many words. Even though I have a broad understanding of Jungian psychology... Difficult and challenging read. But makes you think if you can persevere. Offers 11 notions to us for consideration especially into your mature years. I wrote a 'digest' of this book and still refer to it along with Comte-Sponville's, A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues.I'm not happy with his entire book: a bit too wordy and self-indulgent...
