Status Updates From Life Is in the Transitions:...

I think if I had to choose a main take-away, I would say it was the story the author’s the data showed: the sheer number of “life disrupting” events that occur in the average person’s life is huge! And often! And the recovery is about 5-ish years each! To me, that essentially means all of life is a rollercoaster instead of a nap in a hammock. And that’s ok

Chapter 10: Central to the active writing there’s a process of growth. Of slowly gaining control of their narrative. On day one, participants tend to describe the event. By the last day, they give shape and purpose to it. The act of writing speeds up the act of meaning-making.

Chapter 10: Creativity thrives on isolation and disconnection. Studies of creativity for two decades Have found the consistent pattern, those facing adversity often suffer from social exclusion, a sense of being ostracized from society, and a feeling of being out of sync or out of touch with those around them. These attitudes intern give these individuals more freedom to take risks… outside the social mainstream

Chapter 9: …some people had to jettison some beliefs. Kate Hoag, after surviving the tornado, had to discard her view that God would solve every problem and begin to see God has being present, and relying on humans to be his hands.

Chapter 7: Sadness is almost the opposite of anger. While anger prepares us to fight, sadness prepares us to protect. Anger speeds the world up. Sadness slows it down. Sometimes bereaved people say that living with the sadness is like living in slow motion.

Chapter 2: on class, 36% of Americans move up the socioeconomic ladder in their lives, 41% move down.

Chapter 2 the average person moves 11.7 times in their lives. 2/3 of us live in a community other than the one they where they were born.