A fine sentiment, but ultimately an unsatisfying explanation of how that is to take place through rejecting any and all faiths in their orthodox forms and looking deep within to find our meaning.

As it states, it defines and targets the second phase of ones life; where most of the tools in your toolbox from the first phase (that were so useful in excelling in life and constructing your shell), simply won't work. We are made in God's Image and can grow to be more Christlike though the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. When I counsel students, I cite from page 6 of this book that reminds us that "Be Not Afraid" is stated 365 times in the Bible.And, as you may have guessed, it’s analogous to our own transition from the first half to the second half of life. The worst is when he mentions Jesus saying to let the wheat and the weeds grow together (Matthew 13:29-30) as an argument for universalism, ignoring the end of verse 30 when Jesus says to bundle up the weeds to be burned. Richard Rohr is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher bearing witness to the universal awakening within Christian mysticism and the Perennial Tradition.

It’s fine to have a favorite few authors, but he doesn’t just quote them on different topics, he uses the same quote from the same author multiple times. So if we properly understand how to mature, we live inside the structures of of life in our younger years and then we learn when to leave the structures of live in our older years. Thomas Merton, the American monk, pointed out that we may spend our whole life climbing the ladder of success, only to find when we get to the top that our ladder is leaning against the wrong wall. That is different from a theology that says the fall was necessary for the evolution of our consciousness. It was not an easy endeavor because such a leap required him to go up in a special balloon and wear a custom-designed spacesuit that protected him from sudden shifts in temperature (after all, he was jumping from the edge of space).It is an oil painting of an abstract angel, seemingly all wings, strong and inviting, pulling the viewer forward and upward into freedom. There are many ways to experience the thrill of a free fall – you could, for example, jump with a parachute or try bungee jumping! You will come to a crisis in your life, and after the crisis, if you are open to it, you will enter a space of spiritual refreshment, peace and compassion that you could not have imagined before. Although there is much in this book that has given me hope, there was plenty to keep me humble, particularly as I recognize the extensive "shadow boxing" still required in my life.

This is where the identity that we set up in the first mountain becomes insufficient to sustain us through some kind of trial. To wit: "Most people facing the important transformative issues of social injustice, divorce, failure, gender identity, an inner life of prayer, or any radical reading of the Gospel are usually bored and limited by the typical Sunday church agenda. As we grow into a "second half of life spirituality", we become more loving, more inclusive, more compassionate, more introspective.Offers a refreshing critique of culture – and sometimes church-based values so often imprisoned in a ‘first life’ sensibility . I would recommend this to any spiritual seeker, but especially to Catholics, who have despaired over the apparent rise of rigid fundamentalism.

Both Apple and Google state that they ensure that only users who have actually downloaded the app can submit a review. The protagonist thinks that the first task is their only task, but, in reality, it turns out the real task comes later. They are in awe before the abyss of it all, in wonder at eternity and depth, and a Love, which is incomprehensible to the mind. Thomas Merton said it was actually dangerous to put the Scriptures in the hands of people whose inner self is not yet sufficiently awakened to encounter the Spirit, because they will try to use God for their own egocentric purposes. Check out the projectile motion calculator, which describes a case of free fall combined with horizontal motion.This may be true, but it seems a bit overdone to me; as if to invite his readers to consider themselves, along with the author, to be more enlightened than most for seeing themselves in the book or for, at least, being inclined to read it. The first is where we establish our primary identity, including a career, personal values, relationships, etc. One of the best-kept secrets, and yet one hidden in plain sight, is that the way up is the way down. Thanks to this tool, you can apply the free fall equation for any object, be it an apple you drop or a person skydiving.