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Falling Upward

A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

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Falling Upward

By: Richard Rohr
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In the first half of life, we are naturally preoccupied with establishing ourselves; climbing, achieving, and performing. But as we grow older and encounter challenges and mistakes, we need to see ourselves in a different and more life-giving way. This message of falling down - that is in fact moving upward - is the most resisted and counterintuitive of messages in the world's religions.

Falling Upward offers a new paradigm for understanding one of the most profound of life's mysteries: how those who have fallen down are the only ones who understand "up". We grow spiritually more by doing it wrong than by doing it right, and the disappointments of life are actually stepping stones to the spiritual joys in the second half of life.

©2011 Richard Rohr (P)2011 Dreamscape Media, LLC Christian Living Christianity Spirituality Universal Christ

Critic Reviews

"[P]rovocative." ( Publishers Weekly)
"[A] trustworthy guide to the spiritual life." (BlogCritics.org)
"Understanding the spiritual aspects of aging is as important as appreciating the systems and biological processes that age us. Richard Rohr has given us a perfect guide to what he calls the 'further journey,' a voyage into the mystery mystery and beauty of healthy spiritual maturity." (Mehmet Oz, M.D., host of the Dr. Oz Show)
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Richard Rohr is so incredibly wise, insightful, learned and contemplative. Listening to this book was a revelation. Transformative, soothing, affirmative and the answer to so many questions. It was like sitting down to a sumptuous meal for the soul. I cannot listen to it only once, I’ll listen over and over again.

Full of wisdom

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This book will sit with me for a long time. Rohr articulates such important wisdom here. I would recommend to both the old and the young and to those who are learning to sit with the inevitable sorrows of life rather than rage against them.

Profound

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Thank you Richard for articulating, with such resonance for me, the second stage of life. I love the depth of your spiritual wisdom, your open hearted approach and your peeling back of religiosity to reveal the authentic, all inclusive, compassionate, loving message of Jesus.

Such a gift by Chris Blunden.

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Father Richard, mystic and prophet, shines a light on our unique path to truth, peace and wisdom, and in so doing unites us in our shared humanity with our true self in Christ. An extraordinarily grounding and life changing experience that will resonate for centuries! Highly recommended!

The answer is always within

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This book helped me find direction in my life, it is truly a spiritual compass I can always go back to. Every time I return to it, I discover more wisdom and richness. This book is a guide and a companion on my journey into the second half of life.

A must read for anyone over 40

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I felt like this author was speaking to my soul. If your inner world feels like it is changing and uncertainty is at every turn this book provides a vision for what kind of growth is at hand.

Souful

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A book that offers an explanation to life and it's mysteries. I found myself nodding yes, yes, yes.

great wiadom

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Richard Rohr just gets it. If I die with half his wisdom... I die happy.

A new hero of mine.

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This book is a salve for the soul. It’s so human and honest and loving. Richard Rohr is a true gift to this world. His voice also is a balm for the soul.

amen & hallelujah

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This book is so so good. Rohr provides a simple yet profound frame for life.

This is the first book I have read that has genuinely helped me through sickness of loved ones, loss, nervous breakdown etc

Thank you Richard. I have listened over and over again

So good

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