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Little Pieces of Light: Darkness and Personal Growth
In this popular book, bestselling author Joyce Rupp encourages the reader to approach a painful, inner hindrance as a help rather than a hindrance to personal growth. This new volume, revised and expanded, offers additional chapters as well as a study guide and prayers for personal reflection. †
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88 pages, Paperback
Published September 6, 2016
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August 6, 2017
" I haven't got time for the pain" Carly Simon.
In our culture we are not expected to share our pain, our losses. We often are proud of not showing our emotions, we hide behind them and they build up.
Joyce Rupp explains to us that only in accepting our darkness will we be able to grow in love and truth.
This is not an easy task to explore, much easier to keep on going in the same direction and not face our "demons". Carl Jung calls this our "shadow self". Read "Man and His Symbols".
Joseph Campbell names it "our mask". Read "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
There will be no new life in us unless we settle the old life that has been lingering and building up resentments and hurts.
"But I shall be wise this time and wait in the dark..." Rabindranath Tagore
In our culture we are not expected to share our pain, our losses. We often are proud of not showing our emotions, we hide behind them and they build up.
Joyce Rupp explains to us that only in accepting our darkness will we be able to grow in love and truth.
This is not an easy task to explore, much easier to keep on going in the same direction and not face our "demons". Carl Jung calls this our "shadow self". Read "Man and His Symbols".
Joseph Campbell names it "our mask". Read "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
There will be no new life in us unless we settle the old life that has been lingering and building up resentments and hurts.
"But I shall be wise this time and wait in the dark..." Rabindranath Tagore
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