What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?: Unpublished Writings and Diaries by Edwin H. Friedman

by Edwin H. Friedman

Whether he is interviewing God ("I must be the first since Moses to be allowed into your presence"), preaching on "marriage as music," or reflecting on a visit to his parents' grave, Friedman always has the power to surprise us and invite us to change. This new collection of Edwin Friedman's writings, most of them unpublished, reveal a different side of this rabbi, teacher, and leadership coach who caused a revolution in viewing human relationships with Generation to Generation.

Organized into life stages, specifically the journey from young adulthood to maturity and death, What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? captures Friedman's signature wit and playfulness as he cuts straight to the heart of human growth and relationships.

Throughout his life, Friedman eloquently applied the insights of family therapy to churches and synagogues, organizations and businesses--and, of course, to families themselves. He energized and delighted a wide public in his lifetime and continues to engage us with What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?, an essential reader for those seeking lifechanging insights.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Caleb Grimes · Rating 4 out of 5]

while being a largely unorganized and disjointed collection of writings, Friedman continues to give diamonds of wisdom sprinkled throughout his writings - his journals from Rabbinic school in his early 20s demonstrate the depths of my own unimaginative being.

Not recommended as a reading on its own, but as a continuation of the breath of fresh air that he brings to the table, a fantastic supplementary material to his main line of offerings.