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“There is some debate in professional circles about whether the so-called “midlife crisis” exists.”

Quote by James Hollis

Book:Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up

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Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up

The book delves into the challenges and opportunities that arise during the second half of life, providing readers with tools and strategies to foster personal development and meaningful experiences. It encourages reflection on life's journey and the pursuit of continued growth and happiness. more

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James Hollis is a renowned author, born in 1940. His works primarily focus on psychology, philosophy, and spirituality, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

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Source: The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife

“The capacity for growth depends on one's ability to internalize and to take personal responsibility. If we forever see our life as a problem caused by others, a problem to be 'solved,' then no change will occur.”

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Book:The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife

Source: The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife

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“We serve the world by finding out what feeds us, and, having been fed, then share our gifts with others.”

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Book:What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life

Source: What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life

“A neurosis is wherever we are allied against our true nature.”

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“Is not our chief neurosis - by which I mean our estrangement from nature - our desire to hold fast to what is forever transforming, to freeze the familiar, to submit motion to stasis, to solicit immortality through rigidity.”

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