Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life Hardback - 2005
by Hollis, James
The second half of life presents a rich possibility for spiritual enlargement, for we are never going to have greater powers of choice, never have more lessons of history from which to learn, and never possess more emotional resilience, more insight into what works for us and what does not, or a deeper, sometimes more desperate, conviction of the importance of getting our life back.
What does it really mean to be a grown up in today's world? We generally recognize only three developmental periods of life childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. 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 itself 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.' In Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, Jungian analyst James 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, Hollis offers 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. Through case studies and provocative observations, Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life provides a reassuring message and a crucial bridge across this critical passage of adult development.
Advance Praise for Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life
"The Search for Meaning in the Second Half of Life contains the writing of a gentle and insightful soul who does not bog down in analytical dryness, but speaks to and teaches from the heart. A combination of genuine vision and genuine humanity is a rare and valuable gift, and readers will find both in this work."
--Clarissa Pinkola Estés, author of Women Who Run with the Wolves
'James Hollis is the most lucid thinker I know about the complexities and complexes that interfere with living a full life. His broad background in literature, philosophy, and Jungian psychology is everywhere present in this important book, which, as it strips away illusions, posits the soul-work that's necessary for the difficult task of making our lives meaningful. He's one of our great teachers and healers.'
--Stephen Dunn, Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet
'James Hollis's new book is a work of soul-making. It brings solace and wisdom to those of us who finds ourselves in a dark wood, in the second half of life.'
--Edward Hirsch, author of How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry
"Midlife is a time when people can lose their way and flounder. Jungian analyst James Hollis knows this terrain, describes it well and asks the important questions that can lead to clarity, maturity, and meaning"
--Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., author of Goddesses in Everywoman and Gods in Everyman
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- Author Hollis, James
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 288
- Language EN
- Publisher Gotham, New York
- Date 2005-05-05
- ISBN 9781592401208
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