| Uncommon Sense: Reclaiming Humanity Contributor(s): White, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0987643126 ISBN-13: 9780987643124 Publisher: Coventry Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Personal Growth |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.64 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It seems today that common sense has become uncommon, and many people are increasingly disturbed by the direction we are taking in the living of our lives. Simple has been replaced by complex. Contentment with 'what is' has been replaced by 'always wanting more'. Acceptance of the ordinary has been replaced by desire and demand for the extraordinary. Where once being reasonable was normal, it now seems that being unreasonable is to be accepted. The author - following a long career in psychotherapy, counselling, group dynamics, restorative justice, spiritual direction and clinical supervision - goes to the heart of the search for a meaningful life; finding fulfilment and happiness through values and approaches that are positively life-giving for ourselves, our fellow humans, and the life of our planet. His concern is the question of life's meaning that all of us need to ask: What's it all about? Who am I? What am I worth? How did the world get in such a mess? What causes hate, wars, oppression and wholesale destruction? What can we do about it? How do I become comfortable with the mystery and wonder of life? Along the way, he challenges what he calls the delusion that our thinking is our highest function. Wisdom of the ages tells us clearly that it is not. And the book is a reminder for us of things we all urgently need to learn or relearn and, more than that, act upon, if life on earth is to survive and thrive. So Uncommon Sense is basically a collection of awarenesses, strategies, skills, thoughts, beliefs, motivations, new habits (or old ones 're-membered'), etc, that many folk have found to be essential if we are to get anywhere near the care and contentment in life that we all dream was intended. |
Contributor Bio(s): White, John: - "John White was raised in Mount Barker, Western Australia, in a hard-working family, and attended the local state school. Although he achieved tolerably well, his interest was more in 'doing' than in academic pursuits. He excelled at athletics, music and practical arts, and left school at age 16 to work on the small family farm for several years. A downturn in the wool industry forced him to seek other employment and he found work in the local radio station, 6VA Albany, becoming the breakfast announcer within a few months. During that time he also began singing as a guest artist in pubs and night clubs, and attained Private Pilot License for fixed- wing aircraft. Wanting to bring the radio station into the twentieth century, after about a year he introduced some 'personality' into his show. As management hadn't authorised the changes, he was summarily dismissed! Returning to tertiary studies, he trained at what is now Edith Cowan University, became a secondary teacher, and taught for 12 years. Coming into contact with troubled youngsters led John to study psychotherapy, counselling, and clinical supervision, and he worked in that field for more than thirty years. John is married to Jennifer, his first and only wife, and they have two adult children - Emma and Benjamin. Emma and her husband Alan have three sons, Hamish, Nathan and Ian. John and Jennifer live in the small country town of Toodyay, about an hour east of Perth, Western Australia." |