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Terry Storch's avatar

Hey Sam! Good question. Falling Upward is a great book to really unpack it. Here is a promoted and summarized ChatGPT response. 😁

The first half of life is about building identity, security, and achieving external success—focused on structure, goals, and societal validation. It’s like constructing a house. In contrast, the second half of life shifts to inner growth, meaning, and wisdom—living fully within the “house” by embracing vulnerability, relationships, and spiritual depth.

Jung describes this as individuation, integrating all parts of the self, while Rohr frames it spiritually, moving from rules and success to deeper faith and purpose. American culture often overemphasizes the first half, making the transition to the second half challenging but essential for a fulfilled life.

Hope this helps. The key “culture” I am referring too is the western developed world- Merka 😉

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Michael Valeri's avatar

Thank you for sharing, Terry! My wife and I are in our fourth year of choosing a word of the year, and it’s been such a meaningful way to focus our intentions. For 2025, my word is Overflow—a reminder to live out of abundance, pouring into others with generosity and gratitude, building on last year’s word, Hospitality.

Praying for your leadership as you step into a year of Be’ing. Here’s to fully embracing who God has called us to be in 2025!

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