Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
Richard Rohr
Feb 2024 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Tom Parks
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In the revised and updated edition of Falling Upward, Richard Rohr seeks to help listeners come to terms with the two halves of life. In this book, Rohr teaches us that we can't understand the meaning of "up" until we have fallen "down." More importantly, Rohr describes what "up" can look like in the second half of life. Most of us tend to think of the second half of life in chronological terms, but this book proposes a different paradigm. Spiritual maturity is found "when we begin to pay attention and seek integrity" through a shift from our "outer task" to the "inner task." Falling Upward is an invitation to living the gospel and a call to ongoing transformation. - Gain a spiritual perspective on the "the common sequencing, staging, and direction of life's arc" and learn how to bring forth your gifts in the second half of life - Grapple with difficult feelings, fears, and emotions associated with "great love and great suffering" - Learn how we "grow spiritually much more by doing it wrong than by doing it right" - Understand why so many of us resist falling into the second half of life.
About the author
Fr. Richard Rohr, Franciscan friar and ecumenical teacher, is founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation. Fr. Richard teaches how God's grace guides us to our birthright as beings made of Divine Love. He is the author of numerous books, including Immortal Diamond.
Since recording his first book for the Kansas Audio Reader Network in 1985, Tom Parks has enjoyed giving voice to stories. He has been nominated for Audie Awards and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards, and reviewers have described his performances as "conversational," "energetic," and "sincere."
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