What does Fr. Richard Rohr mean by the two
halves of life?
The phrase “two halves of life” was first popularized
by Carl Jung, the Swiss psychologist.
Fr. Richard says that there are two major life tasks.
In the first half [of life] you've got to find your
identity, your significance; you create your ego
boundaries, your ego structure, what he calls “the
creating of the container.” But that's just to get you
started.
In the second half of life, once you've created your
ego structure, you finally have the courage to ask:
What is this all for? What am I supposed to do
with this? Is it just to protect it, to promote it, to
defend it, or is there some deeper purpose? The
search for meaning is the task of the second half
of life.
Join us for a morning of insights and sharing in
this one hour DVD summarization of his book,
Falling Upward - A Spirituality for the Two
Halves of Life. Both young adults and “not so young” adults can
find helpful life insights from this event. There will
be a discussion after a brief break.