The Art of Becoming Human: Patterns of Growth, the Adventure of Living, Love & Separation, Limitless Possibilities - Couverture souple

Mercer, Mary E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1573929409 ISBN 13 : 9781573929400

Editeur : Prometheus Books, 2001

Synopsis

With great insight and empathy, Dr. Mary E. Mercer reflects on happiness and the difficulties we encounter at each stage of life, pointing out that all growth requires separation from previous attachments and loves. As we move from infancy to old age, the pain of each separation lifts us to a higher level of awareness of ourselves. This pattern of love and separation repeats itself throughout our lives until, if we're fortunate, our desire to be loved becomes a desire to love. Dr. Mercer explains what is required for personal growth, details the aspects of life that touch us profoundly, and lays out the choices that can lead to the highest state of humanness attainable.

Augmented by eloquent quotations from literary classics, Mercer reveals the universal self-creative pattern that lies beneath the surface of individual life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mary E. Mercer, M.D. (Nyack, NY), trained in internal medicine, pediatrics, and psychiatry, has more than fifty years experience as a child psychiatrist and has published numerous articles in the field of human development.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prometheus Books
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1573929409
• ISBN 13: 9781573929400
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 150
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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