Falling Upward.: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
by Richard Rohr
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Excellent
- ISBN 10
- 0470907754
- ISBN 13
- 9780470907757
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This book is in very good condition. There is no wear on the front, back, edges, and spine of the cover boards. There is no bumping or fraying, and the pages are clear of markings. The pages are white, crisp and clear.
"As I began to say in the Introduction, the task of the first half of life is to create a proper container for one's life and answer the first essential questions: "What makes me significant?" "How can I support myself?" and "Who will go with me?" The task of the second half of life is, quite simply, to find the actual contents that this container was meant to hold and deliver. As Mary Oliver puts it, "What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" In other words, the container is not an end in itself, but exists for the sake of your deeper and fullest life, which you largely do not know about yourself! Far too many people just keep doing repair work on the container itself and never "throw their nets into the deep" (John 21:6) to bring in the huge catch that awaits them...." - Chapter One from Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
"As I began to say in the Introduction, the task of the first half of life is to create a proper container for one's life and answer the first essential questions: "What makes me significant?" "How can I support myself?" and "Who will go with me?" The task of the second half of life is, quite simply, to find the actual contents that this container was meant to hold and deliver. As Mary Oliver puts it, "What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" In other words, the container is not an end in itself, but exists for the sake of your deeper and fullest life, which you largely do not know about yourself! Far too many people just keep doing repair work on the container itself and never "throw their nets into the deep" (John 21:6) to bring in the huge catch that awaits them...." - Chapter One from Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
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- Bookseller
- Revue & Revalued Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 445
- Title
- Falling Upward.
- Author
- Richard Rohr
- Format/Binding
- The binding is tight and solid.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Excellent
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0470907754
- ISBN 13
- 9780470907757
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, California
- Date Published
- April, 2011
- Keywords
- Spirituality,Theology, True Self, Radical Grace, Strong Identity,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Christianity; Catholicism;
- Size
- Crown Octavo
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