Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life (Meki povez)

What does it really mean to be a grown up in todayas world? We assume that once we aget it togethera with the right job, marry the right person, have children, and buy a home, all is settled and well. But adulthood 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 weave made, realize our limitations, and feel stucka commonly known as the amidlife crisis.a Jungian psycho-analyst James Hollis believes it is only in the second half of life that we can truly come to know who we are and thus create a life that has meaning. In "Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life," Hollis explores the ways we can grow and evolve to fully become ourselves when the traditional roles of adulthood arenat quite working for us, revealing a new way of uncovering and embracing our authentic selves. Offering 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, "Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life" provides a reassuring message and a crucial bridge across this critical passage of adult development. BACKCOVER: aa]offers insight into the process of finding true meaning later in lifea] challenginga] earnest.a
a"The Houston Chronicle"
aNourishinga] Like a master chef, James Hollis knows that good food for the soul cannot be ordered to go.a
a"The Plain Dealer," Cleveland
aa]a deep Jungian exploration of individuationa]humane and compassionatea] Hollisa] focus on the underlying meaning of life will resonate for manya]a
a"Publishers Weekly"
aEveryone seems to be obsessing about the monetary cost of the graying of the American population, but thereas very little talk of the soul. James Hollis, one of the foremost Jungian analytical psychologists in the world, has plenty to say about the soul in Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Lifea]erudite and cultured but also accessible.a
a"The Portland Tribune"
aHow to find your way out of the woods (figuratively)a]whatas at stake is what Hollis calls the biggest project of midlife: reclaiming oneas personal authoritya]a
a"More" magazine
"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"
aJean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., author of "Goddesses in Everywoman" and "Gods in Everyman"
""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."
aClarissa Pinkola EstA(c)s, author of "Women Who Run with the Wolves"
aJames 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.a
aStephen Dunn, Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet
aJames Hollisas 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.a
aEdward Hirsch, author of "How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry"