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Summary: A Touching and Uplifting Journey Through Grief and Mourning
Review: My wife recently passed away after a three year battle with breast cancer. I happened to see this book in a bookstore and was drawn to it because I'd read Bill Bridges' earlier books and found them insightful and refreshing. But I was totally unprepared for my personal connection to this book, which was written after Bill lost his wife through an almost identical struggle with cancer. It was as if he was telling my story and then helping me to both get through my own deep sadness and make some sense out of the painful process of mourning and grieving. This book does deal with transitions but it deals with much more and does so with great openness, sensitivity, and wisdom. I strongly recommend it to anyone dealing with the process of grief for the loss of a loved one. I learned far more from this book than I learned from any of the many books specifically written on that subject.
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Summary: Astonishing and wonderful
Review: This is a engrossing book about what happens when a person who has made a career out of understanding "transitions" (and helping other people and organizations through times of transition) comes face to face with a gigantic transition. As Bridges dealt with the death of his wife and the concomitant end of a lengthy marriage, he found himself wondering if he really understood transitions at all. This book is the story of how he navigated that period in his life, how he achieved a new understanding of everything that had gone before, and what it has meant to him since.
There is a lot going on in this book. On one level, it is the story of a marriage. On another level, it is the story of how truly immersing oneself in the transitions one encounters can deepen a person's relationship both to the self and to the personal history that has created that self. And then there is the general philosophical musing about how a person can open himself to the possibilities that come with major life changes. It's not a book of ideas about what to do (for that, the same author has a couple of other books on transition), but instead it's a deeply personal reflection on the meaning of life and life's transitions.
Highly recommended for anyone who is of a contemplative turn of mind.
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Summary: Me me me me me
Review: This man really likes to share his own personal experiences, thinking that they serve to unravel one's own difficult moments. With some writers, that's okay, but with Bridges, I almost hear him saying "enough about me, what about you - what do you think of me so far?"I read about fifteen pages, said to myself "well, that's nice" and then casually chucked this one in the bin.
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Summary: Unique Author
Review: William Bridges is a unique writer. He tells a moving personal story and presents a conceptual perspective to understand the journey of transition. I have already recommended this book to clients and colleagues. Vivian Clecak LCSW
Rating:
Summary: Unique Author
Review: William Bridges is a unique writer. He tells a moving personal story and presents a conceptual perspective to understand the journey of transition. I have already recommended this book to clients and colleagues. Vivian Clecak LCSW
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