Awaken 101 - by Christopher Uhl & Melissa Dijulio (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>""Discovering our meaning and purpose-our reason for being-can seem like an impossible task, especially given the tumultuous times in which we find ourselves. Through challenging povocations, uplifting narratives, and profound insights, this book emboldens readers to experience their lives, not as spectators, but as reflective, courageous and purposeful participants. We can turn toward the problems, look them in the eye, and begin the work of setting things right-we can begin the process of awakening. Aimed at students, this book combines the experience of a seasoned university professor and a discerning millennial to offer a bold alternative to our culture's standard, one-size-fits-all, uninspiring prescription for "success." Organized as a five-part journey, it explores, both cognitively and experientially, what it might mean to become fully alive and robustly human and what it means to assume the rightful authorship of your life. By breaking out of the dominant narrative of how life should be lived, and by becoming more aware of the world around us, we can gain the tools essential for becoming open-minded, imaginative, embodied, introspective and soulful human beings."-Provided by publisher"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Discovering our meaning and purpose--our reason for being--can seem like an impossible task, especially given the tumultuous times in which we find ourselves. Through challenging povocations, uplifting narratives, and profound insights, this book emboldens readers to experience their lives, not as spectators, but as reflective, courageous and purposeful participants. We can turn toward the problems, look them in the eye, and begin the work of setting things right--we can begin the process of awakening. Organized as a five-part journey, it explores, both cognitively and experientially, what it might mean to assume the rightful authorship of your life. By breaking out of the dominant narrative of how life should be lived, and by becoming more aware of the world around us, we can gain the tools essential for becoming open-minded, embodied, introspective and soulful human beings.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<i>Awaken 101</i> is a work of vision and courageous vulnerability. As you delve in, hold beliefs about your life goals and the nature-of-things loosely, trusting the book to awaken dreams beyond your wildest plans."--Jamie K. Reaser, author of <i>RidgeLines: A View of Nature and Human Nature</i><br><br>"<i>Awaken 101</i> offers readers a chance to explore what it means to pursue transformational education experiences. The authors' deep sense of commitment to student well-being and their quest for universities to be places that embrace an ethic of care are evident with every turn of the page.... A must-read for college students."--Jacqueline Edmondson, Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, Penn State Greater Allegheny<br><br>"<i>Awaken 101</i> takes readers on a journey that strikes me as revolutionary to both our perceptions and our life choices. I predict that it has the potential for a wide and even redemptive cultural impact and that it will be eagerly taken up by young people in search of meaning and purpose in these tumultuous times, as well as by educators, parents and helping professionals."--Joanna Macy, author of <i>Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We are in Without Going Crazy</i> (with Christopher Johnstone)<br><br>"For members of the anxious generation who were born after 9/11, who grew up during the Great Recession, and who came of age in a time of climate emergency, here is a book unlike others. Not a study guide for the college entrance exams or a standard text for a major chosen with an eye on paying off educational debt, this book draws wisdom from a wide range of sources to invite young adults to awake, reflect, connect, and choose to live in more mindful, engaged, and satisfying ways. Themselves from different generations and genders, DiJulio and Uhl offer with clarity and concision a compelling call to <i>Awaken</i>!"--Julia Spicher Kasdorf, author of <i>Shale Play: Poems and Photographs from the Fracking Fields</i><br><br>"Who am I? Why am I here? How can I be of service to life? These are the kinds of big questions that readers are invited to explore in <i>Awaken 101</i>. As such, this book would be a great choice for college first-year seminar courses aimed at guiding emerging adults in the quest for self-discovery, as well as for teachers seeking ways to support young people in their development as engaged learners and citizens."--Jeff Adams, Associate Vice President and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education at Penn State University.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Christopher Uhl</b> is an author and professor emeritus of biology at Penn State University. His research centers on environmental conservation and sustainability. He lives in University Park, Pennsylvania. <b></b><b>Melissa DiJulio</b> is an ecopsychologist, writer, and storyteller, living outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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