Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (894 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1459635752 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Enduring Life's Challenges Opa Wayne Age old questions. Why do bad things happen to good people? How can I survive the death of my loved one, the sickness of my child, or my pending divorce? "Falling Upwards" helps us with these questions.Falling Upwards challenges the reader to examine his life experience and re-evaluate his path. This is a superior book about human spiritual gro. "I need at least seven stars." according to P. Hamm. Most of us are stuck in the first part of our spiritual life, the part that is about creating the structures and the container for who we will be when we start living for others, start pouring ourselves out like Christ did.Rohr's imagery and references may be too universal for many readers. If you can't get past this because of your own religio. Patrick M said This captures the meaning of being an adult, the spiritual meaning.. This is the sort of book that you want to give to all of your family members who have reached the age of This captures the meaning of being an adult, the spiritual meaning. Patrick M This is the sort of book that you want to give to all of your family members who have reached the age of 45.The author captures the way Western society works, with its focus on the first half of people's lives. This percipient sociological analysis is just a starting point for his exploration of the second half of life.As an aside, our obsessio. 5.The author captures the way Western society works, with its focus on the first half of people's lives. This percipient sociological analysis is just a starting point for his exploration of the second half of life.As an aside, our obsessio
More than anything else, he describes what ''up'' (in the second half of life) will look like and could look like.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. In Falling Upward, Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves of life and to show them that those who have gone ''down'' are the only ones who understand ''up.'' Those who have somehow fallen, and fallen well, are the only ones who can grow spiritually and not misuse ''up''. 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, and life flows out from them naturally.
That’s just the opposite of what you first think when you fall, fail, or lose. I hope it’s truthful news, not false good news, but good news that really is good and new. They're looking for ways to give themselves away, because they're now living out of their abundance, and they find that it's an overflowing wealth. They're people who've learned to pay back. It has to, or you'll remain narcissistic, egocentric well into your later years, asking questions like what makes me feel good? What makes me look good? What makes me make money? Many people do. Why is there suffering? How is God good if there's so much suffering on this Earth? There’s no answer that appeals to the rational mind. Now you see that Mexicans are just like Americans, that Americans aren't any better than Mexicans. What do you mean when you say, “we grow by falling down”? You know, when I chose the title of Fa