Thresholds How to Thrive Through Life Transitions to Live Fearlessly (Audible Audio Edition) Sherre Hirsch LLC Dreamscape Media Books
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We will all face many transitions in our lives. Some will be happy and exciting - whether it's a new job, a move to a different city, a marriage, or the birth of a child. Others - the death of a parent, an empty nest, a divorce - will be deeply painful. In both cases, crossing the threshold between a "room" in one's life that feels comfortable and familiar and one that feels uncertain and unpredictable can be scary. Hirsch believes that the decisions we make at these transitional moments define who we are and the lives we create for ourselves. In Thresholds, Hirsch aims to teach people a new approach to living - one that is free of fear and regret and leaves no door to happiness unopened.
Thresholds How to Thrive Through Life Transitions to Live Fearlessly (Audible Audio Edition) Sherre Hirsch LLC Dreamscape Media Books
Thresholds is a book that holds the wisdom of your grandfather but oozes with the warmth of your best friend. As we all know, change can sometimes become a difficult journey-- it seems as though we're hard-wired to react to the unknown with fear. Sherre Hirsch shows us how to face the "what ifs" and the unexpected transitions in life with a genuine sense of wisdom and embrace them with open arms. An honest, thought-provoking read that anyone going through an adjustment needs to a copy of. I have recommended this book to so many people and they have all thoroughly enjoyed it!Product details
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Thresholds How to Thrive Through Life Transitions to Live Fearlessly (Audible Audio Edition) Sherre Hirsch LLC Dreamscape Media Books Reviews
This is book about how build a rich and rewarding life. Transition is when we are moving from the way we were accustomed to living to a new way of thinking, feeling, and being.
Every one of us will experience many such moments. Some will be exciting - a new job, a marriage, the birth of a child. Others - the death of a parent, an empty nest, a divorce – will be painful. Crossing from a “room” that is comfortable and familiar into one that feels uncertain and unpredictable, can be terrifying.
Instead of viewing these thresholds as barriers or obstacles, you could see them as doorways to bigger and better opportunities? If you could embrace change as a wellspring of motivation rather than a source of fear? If the thought of the unknown future left you feeling empowered and excited, instead of paralyzed?
Sherre Hirsch draws on decades of counseling individuals of all faiths and religions, the wisdom of ancient stories, research from psychology, and tales from real life, to help readers summon the faith, courage, and confidence to embrace the exhilarating new possibilities and experiences that lie across the threshold-this book was given to me free at Blogging for Books
As someone who has in the last five years has moved across the country three times, started dating for the first time, got engaged long-distance, got hitched to my best friend, had a baby, had two major career shifts, and started four new jobs, I’m always on the hunt for new insights about transition. Having ridden the waves that come with each new beginning, I’m especially wary of the lines that are toted around times of transition by well-intentioned people that are incredibly unhelpful. I think I’m also decently in tune with the people “who get it.” I have a deep appreciation for others who acknowledge the pain of transition and are willing to be in the mess of the mud with you. When I started the book, I wasn’t sure which camp Thresholds would be in well-intentioned, but unhelpful or spot on. And I finished the book, I felt just as unsure of which camp to place it in.
The author is a rabbi with plenty of life experience and hours clocked caring for people in transition, Sherre Hirsch. She truly “get it.” I was impressed with the pulse she has on the human experience, especially in light of transition.
“The human tendency is to believe that all unknowns are dangerous.” (33)
“Deep inside, each one of us knows that we have no control of others or the workings of the world...but liminal moments force us to think about these questions. Because as hard as we try to push them away in our regular lives, when we are standing at a threshold these questions are shoved in our faces and we cannot escape them.” (44-45)
“Human nature is to seek advice from people who will confirm what we wish to hear.” (49)
“How we act in liminal moments-particularly the difficult ones-is a choice that each one of us gets to make for ourselves. No one else gets to make it for us.” (101)
“It can often be difficult to see that while we may not have control over the situation, we do have control over how we respond….It is a long way from the head to the heart. Yet moving forward across the threshold requires that we summon the faith and the courage to act from the head and not the heart….It requires that we remind ourselves that, while our feelings in the moment are very real, they are not permanent.” (103)
I truly appreciated her distinction between the depth of feeling of transition and how we choose to respond in the midst of transition. Her examples covered a breadth of ground from the death of a child to divorce, a new job to a new relationship. Each time, Rabbi Hirsch showed the reality that only we are responsible for how we respond to a situation. She disproved the idea of a “perfect” option that so often paralyzes people from making important decisions. There is no ideal destination or role, and she reminds us of how often we are comparing our lives to the idea we have in our head of someone else’s, instead of the reality. “We have no idea what goes on in other people’s homes. But we do an excellent job of imagining their perfect lives.” (119) She also gives permission for us to grow and change and need different things in different seasons. “This is often confusing and hard to understand because we tend to think that what felt good and right at one time should feel good and right always. And when it doesn’t, rather than acknowledging that we have changed-and that we need to change our expectations or situation to bring them in line with how we have changed-we instead become frustrated and may begin to blame everyone and everything else around us” (121)
I think I was disconcerted with her view of self and her view of God. I was anticipating some differences in belief, as a result from our different faith backgrounds. However, I was disappointed by how she portrays God in her interpretations of Biblical accounts, making God sound confused or capable of making mistakes too. She says that the future is unknown even to God. She does not describe God as having an active role in our lives, but humanizes God to be relatable and capable of experiencing the same transitions and thresholds as we do. The Biblical history she shares, ranging from Moses to Joseph to Ruth all seem to be mere examples of human response to difficulties, instead of God’s active and sovereign roles in the lives of people.
Rabbi Hirsch repeatedly tells the reader to have faith in oneself, above all.
“Whether you are Jewish, Christian, agnostic, atheist or something in between does not matter. This isn’t about having faith in God. It’s about having faith in the most important person you.” (20)
But then, she also talks about how lost we feel, how easily we tell ourselves stories that aren’t true and how little control we have over the world around us. These two messages of our susceptible and weak humanity and faith in oneself seem to contradict each other, as Rabbi Hirsch seems to say that the answer comes from trusting in yourself. I got the impression that one does this by living in the present, and choosing moment by moment to “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” And the more you do this, the more, Rabbi Hirsch claims, you’ll have the courage to keep going and trust yourself more.
“You have the courage and strength to continue to move forward regardless of the decision you face, and, as a result, to begin to trust yourself more and then more. And over time you will discover and develop more and more faith in the most important person you...You get it right when you trust yourself. When you realize that while other people can offer you advice and suggestions, the real answer is inside you. When you choose to believe in yourself--even in moments when you feel tremendous doubt. When you realize that each time you face your fears, you are getting better at it; you are becoming more practiced and skilled. Then you will see that making the decision to move to the next room becomes easier and easier because you value and trust in your own decisions.” (180-181)
But what if your decisions are wrong? What if you’re making decisions based on incorrect information because you believe lies about yourself or someone else? What if the grief of a transition threatens to bury you and you simply don’t have the strength to muster to believe in yourself? What then?
I believe this is where the Lord steps in. I believe, unlike Rabbi Hirsch, that God is active in the lives of people. Only with his help are we able to ride the waves of grief or make decisions with wisdom, because Rabbi Hirsch is right we are easily overwhelmed; we easily believe stories that aren’t true; we have trouble with transitions. We don’t need to have the strength to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps. The Lord offers rest to the weary. He offers to carry us when we have nothing left. Although Rabbi Hirsch’s book was intended to help, I felt saddened to see that she does not direct the reader to the only one who is truly able to help in times of need God.
*I received this book from Blogging for Books for my honest review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255
Highly recommend
Ms. Hirsch succeeds in one of the most challenging tasks of being a "believer." She makes faith seem not only essential, but accessible to you and down right practical. For real solutions to some of life's most painful ,and yet ultimately illuminating, experiences.
In reading Rabbi Hirsch's empowering, highly relatable book, I realized life is a constant series of thresholds that we must traverse. Sherre reminds us that we can choose to pass through these changes gracefully or kicking and screaming. I found her writing ebullient and her advice better than a bestie. I have been giving her book to all my friends with college-bound kids. A keeper to comfort and guide us during life's liminal (thank you, Rabbi) moments!
Sherre Hirsch might consider herself a B+, but let me tell you, she is an A+ author! I downloaded it to my kindle and while I had many other books on my to-do list, there was something inside me compelling me to start reading it immediately and I am so grateful that I did. I lost myself in the book, related on so many levels and truly loved the read. There are many highlighted sections for me to be able to refer back to! It made my weekend. Thank you Sherre for your wise words and sage advice that you share with all readers. It makes complete sense!
Thresholds is a book that holds the wisdom of your grandfather but oozes with the warmth of your best friend. As we all know, change can sometimes become a difficult journey-- it seems as though we're hard-wired to react to the unknown with fear. Sherre Hirsch shows us how to face the "what ifs" and the unexpected transitions in life with a genuine sense of wisdom and embrace them with open arms. An honest, thought-provoking read that anyone going through an adjustment needs to a copy of. I have recommended this book to so many people and they have all thoroughly enjoyed it!
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