| The Art of Becoming Human: Patterns of Growth, the Adventure of Living, Love & Separation, Limitless Possibilities Contributor(s): Mercer, Mary E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573929409 ISBN-13: 9781573929400 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: Being born is just the beginning: becoming human is a long and sometimes difficult quest that takes the rest of our lives. How we live, think, and react to experiences, and who we wish to be, all contribute to our humanness, or lack of it. With great insight and empathy, Dr. Mary E. Mercer reflects on the happiness and 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. Augmented by eloquent quotations from literary classics, Mercer reveals the universal self-creative pattern that lies beneath the surface of individual life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Personal Growth - General - Psychology | Personality - Psychology | Developmental - Lifespan Development |
| Dewey: 155.25 |
| LCCN: 2001048277 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.05" W x 9.01" (0.55 lbs) 150 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |