Author:
Chittister, Joan, author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintNew York : Image, [2015]
Description173 pages ; 22 cm
Note:Introduction: Thinking the unthinkable -- The light found in darkness -- The delusion of frustration -- The place of tsunamis in the ocean of life -- The mirage of security -- The insecurity of certainty -- The fragility of achievement -- The emptiness of accumulation -- The poverty of plenty -- The role of failure in success -- The success of failure -- The energy that comes from exhaustion -- The productivity of rest and recreation -- The temptation of sinlessness -- The struggle between guilt and growth -- The creativity of confusion -- The sanity of irrationality -- The loss of the masculine emasculates the feminine -- The need for the feminine in masculinity -- The liberation in loss -- Loneliness: an invitation to discover new resources -- The seeds of love in friendlessness -- The loneliness of love -- The fullness of separateness -- The call to solitude in crowds -- The emptiness of crowds -- The noise within the silent self -- The challenge of hopelessness -- The courage of cowardice -- The certitude of doubt -- The benevolence of the unknown -- The invitation of finality -- The pain of the search for spiritual painlessness.
Note:Explores the concerns of modern life and argues that readers should embrace the contradictory nature of life in order to live well.
