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What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life Audiobook
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Why are we here? What is the meaning of existence? What truly matters the most in life? We have all felt the looming presence of these questions, but it’s never easy to examine our life’s path and its meaning. To begin finding answers, we must start by exploring our own internal ideals, values, and beliefs. Taking a fresh look at the concept of happiness, James Hollis encourages you to learn to tolerate ambiguity, embrace growth over security, engage spiritual crisis, and acknowledge the shadow of mortality. Providing inspiring wisdom and personal reflections to address our deepest worries, What Matters Most will help you get to the heart of the matter, to discover what it means to truly live life to its fullest, most meaningful state—as fully engaged citizens of the world—and to risk being who you really are.
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"Dense food for thought that needs rereading to further absorb. Heavily influenced by Jung, this collection of reflections is about, among other things, escaping the comfort of well-worn scripts that mollify the ego, in order to live the fullest life one has available. "
— Janelle (5 out of 5 stars)
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" The beginning of this book was rough, but once I got into it I was totally absorbed. Gave much food for thought. "
— Marjorie, 11/26/2013 -
" Hollis is a contemporary philosopher who sometimes uses a number of words I have never heard of. He sheds a lot of useful light, however, on issues that are timeless such as living with purpose and reframing our own mortality. Take your time with this one. "
— Gloria, 7/11/2012 -
" Dense food for thought that needs rereading to further absorb. Heavily influenced by Jung, this collection of reflections is about, among other things, escaping the comfort of well-worn scripts that mollify the ego, in order to live the fullest life one has available. "
— Janelle, 4/23/2012 -
" I saw James Hollis speak at a Jungian conference and he is brilliant. This book is about living a life that matters and cutting through the dross. In other words, how to live a soulful life. "
— Stephanie, 11/5/2011 -
" Interesting perspective from a Jungian. Lots of work to do to get to what matters most, because it's so individual (no bromides or cliches here) . . . worthwhile, especially for those willing to invest the time, with the intellectual fortitude to get through it. "
— Nancy, 10/23/2011 -
" One of the most helpful books I've read in a long time. "
— Steve, 8/25/2011 -
" Somebody said, "The unexamined life is not worth living", I can't say that I completely agree with that. Sometimes "ignorance is bliss". "
— Peter, 8/2/2011 -
" I saw James Hollis speak at a Jungian conference and he is brilliant. This book is about living a life that matters and cutting through the dross. In other words, how to live a soulful life. "
— Stephanie, 3/25/2011 -
" One of the most helpful books I've read in a long time. "
— Steve, 6/13/2010 -
" Interesting perspective from a Jungian. Lots of work to do to get to what matters most, because it's so individual (no bromides or cliches here) . . . worthwhile, especially for those willing to invest the time, with the intellectual fortitude to get through it. "
— Nancy, 1/30/2010 -
" Hollis is a contemporary philosopher who sometimes uses a number of words I have never heard of. He sheds a lot of useful light, however, on issues that are timeless such as living with purpose and reframing our own mortality. Take your time with this one. "
— Gloria, 1/15/2009
About James Hollis
James Hollis has a private analytic practice and is the executive director of the Jung Educational Center.
About Jim Bond
Jim Bond is a writer and audiobook narrator who has voiced nearly two hundred titles including Blood Is the Sky, Escape the Rat Race, A Thousand Country Roads, and many of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books.