From beloved bestselling author Parker J. Palmer (Let Your Life Speak) comes a beautiful book of meditations and reflections on eight decades of life, the process of aging, his own spiritual journey (which has never been confined to a creed), and his vocation as a writer and thinker.
On the Brink of Everything is an exploration of Parker Palmer’s experience of living and aging, written in hopes of encouraging readers of every age to explore their life course. It is not a ‘guide to’ or ‘handbook’ for ‘getting old’–something all of us are doing all the time. Instead it’s a set of meditations in prose and poetry that turn the prism on the meaning(s) of one’s life–and on the importance of staying meaningfully engaged with life until the end. From beginning to end the book is packed with both humor and gravitas.
Table des matières
With Gratitude p. 6
Prelude p. 9
I. The View from the Brink: What I Can See from Here p. 17
Introduction
On the Brink of Everything
Does My Life Have Meaning?
Withering into the Truth
Grand Canyon
II. Young & Old: The Dance of the Generations p. 34
Introduction
The Music of Mentoring
Welcome to the Human Race
Living from the Inside Out
November 22nd
III. Getting Real: From Illusion to Reality p. 54
Introduction
Contemplative by Catastrophe
A Friendship, a Love, a Rescue
Down Is the Way to Well-being
Notes from a Week in the Winter Woods
Welcome Home
IV. Work & Vocation: A Life in Writing p. 82
Introduction
The Accidental Author
Born Baffled
The Poem I Would Have Writ
Begin Again
The World Once Green Again
V. Keep Reaching Out: Staying Engaged with the World p. 109
Introduction
What’s an Angry Quaker to Do?
The Soul of a Patriot
In Praise of Diversity
Seeking Sanctuary
The Winter Woods
VI. Keep Reaching In: Staying Engaged with Your Soul p. 134
Introduction
Embracing the Human Frailty
Confessing My Complicity
Heartbreak and Hope for New Life
A Season of Paradox
Appalachian Autumn
VII. Over the Edge: Where We Go When We Die p. 156
Introduction
Fierce with Reality
A Wilderness Pilgrimage
Waving Goodbye from Afar
Postlude p. 166
Why Should I Ever Be Sad?
Two Toasts
About the Author p. 168
Endnotes p. 169
A propos de l’auteur
Parker J. Palmer is founder and senior partner emeritus of the Center for Courage&Renewal and the author of ten booksincluding Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, and Healing the Heart of Democracywhich have sold over 1.5 million copies and been translated into ten languages. His work has been recognized with thirteen honorary doctorates and with the William Rainey Harper Award, whose previous recipients include Margaret Mead, Elie Wiesel, and Paolo Freire. He holds a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.
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