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    When You're Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living

    By Mark Matousek

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    Do survivors-of trauma, loss, abuse-gain a "secret knowledge" about life from their experience? Mark Matousek, a survivor fascinated with the enigma of survival, draws on interviews with an enslaved Sudanese boy, a Tibetan nun tortured for her belief, an Auschwitz prisoner, a Vietnam P.O.W., as well as noted thinkers and spiritual teachers Ram Daas, Stanley Kunitz, Eckhart Tolle, and Mother Meera. In distilling the many experiences, Matousek shows how enduring hardship can transform a person, refine his character, and alchemize catastrophe into living wisdom.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury USA
    Release dateJan 15, 2011
    ISBN9781608196463
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    When You're Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living
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    Mark Matousek

    Mark Matousek is a bestselling author, teacher, and speaker whose work focuses on personal awakening and creative excellence through transformational writing and self-inquiry. His books include Sex Death Enlightenment: A True Story, The Boy He Left Behind, When You’re Falling, Dive, Ethical Wisdom: The Search for a Moral Life, Ethical Wisdom for Friends, Mother of the Unseen World, and Writing to Awaken: A Journey of Truth, Transformation, and Self-Discovery. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies and publications, including The New Yorker, O: The Oprah Magazine, Details, Tricycle, Good Housekeeping, and Harper’s Bazaar. He has blogged for Psychology Today and offers courses in creativity and spiritual growth around the world. In 2013, Mark founded The Seekers Forum, a global online community for non-sectarian spiritual dialogue. He is on the faculty of The New York Open Center, The Omega Institute, 1440, Esalen, The Rowe Center, Hollyhock, and Omega Blue Spirit, Costa Rica. He lives with his partner in Springs, New York.

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      I thought this was excellent. Just what I needed - a book that acknowledges that yes, bad things do happen, but an awful lot of people manage to move beyond the bad things that happened to them. The book isn't just a collection of anecdotes though, you get a real sense of the continuity from the presence of author as he interacts with and thinks about the people he's interviewing or writing about. Instead of being a dispassionate narrator, the author himself is very much a part of this book. I'd also say that the type of inspiration in these stories is not the frantic cheerleader type, but rather a quieter, calmer assurance that yes, it's possible to find happiness in life.
    • 5/5
      A truly inspiring book which looks unflinchingly at adversity, and gives us good reasons to keep going through it. A wonderful collections of stories and reflections on the human condition.