We all face challenges in todays complex, competitive, and busy
world. Problems sometimes seem overwhelming. Avoidance of
negativity often requires a healthy balance between living in the
now and planning for an uncertain, but hopeful future. The authors
refer to turning points or life transitions, events which can be
either wonderful and invigorating or anxiety-inducing and daunting.
Turning points, even minor ones, may increase a sense of lifes
meaning or they can have the opposite effect. Turning points might
include, for example, the birth or death of children or
grandchildren, the relocation of close relatives or friends,
serious and disabling accidents, diseases or impairments, sudden
and unexpected loss of employment, and environmental disasters that
result in loss of property, stability or health. They might include
the death of a loved one, for example, a spouse, life partner or
companion, or being victimized criminally, by theft or fraud, or
being assaulted, with continuing physical or emotional
consequences. Turning points could include being required to
undertake caretaking responsibilities for a spouse or parents,
retirement and the question of how one should profitably spend ones
time. Presentation of a new career opportunity, where life skill
and experience is coveted, could involve a positive transition.
Negative events can dramatically alter a lifes trajectory,
resulting in major shifts in outlook, mood or motivation. These
may, in turn, cause a downward spiral, particularly if the
aftermath is severe. On the other hand, turning points may
stimulate a life in positive ways. As our society ages, many of us
have become (or will become) part-time or even full-time caretakers
of our parents. Such responsibilities can prevent or delay a
desired relocation or cause us to reconfigure a home to accommodate
an older relatives physical needs. This book provides tools for
therapists and coaches in the business of helping people with their
difficulties. It is also for people who happen to be engaged in
their own efforts to address lifes circumstances with openness and
a desire to find new ways of confronting problems. Rather than
simply calling this method self-help, we can look at it as a
willing entree into the exciting world of change with all of its
possibilities. Through the authors personal experiences, lives of
anxiety and fear can often be steered to calmer waters, avoiding or
lessening the turbulence of life events. Resilience can be
enhanced, lessening the severity of a past traumas effects.
Realistic improvement is possible for those willing to seek its
possibilities. The authors, writing from somewhat different ends of
the personal belief spectrum (one a devout Catholic and the other
an acknowledged non-believer), present this volume for readers to
interpret rather than to promote a common position with respect to
a particular theological or philosophical position regarding
religion, faith, or God. In terms of showing support for the common
betterment of society, and a respect for the spectrum and diversity
of our different beliefs, the authors could not agree more.
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