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Reflections on Life's Illusions: A Memoir of Culture and Consciousness
"It is not our business to solve all the world's problems. It is our business to learn to be aware of as much as we can . . . and to act as wisely as we can."

As growing children the baby boom generation experienced a vast array of cultural extremes, from McCarthyism's anti-communist paranoia to the Vietnam War, Watergate, systemic racism, second wave feminism, the birth of rock 'n' roll, the civil rights movement, the environmental movement and more. This memoir reflects on the dynamic relationship between the development of personal and cultural consciousness in order to highlight a path to resilience for anyone seeking to heal Earth's living systems.

Reflections on the effects of childhood awakening to cultural grief, following the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, mingle with reflections on the cultural impacts of rock 'n' roll, the hippie movement and the atrocities of Jim Crow racism. From challenges faced in search of personal identity, meaningful relationships and a rewarding career to the repercussions of a life-changing hike through the mountains of Peru, a focus on the outer journey throughout the book is coupled with attention to a corresponding inner journey to reconnect with wonder, joy and awe against the backdrop of a nation increasingly at war with itself.

Reflections on Life's Illusions maps a path of discovery, illuminating what it takes to thrive personally and professionally while working to foster resilience within the turmoil of Western culture and the matrix of life on Earth.

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Reflections on Life's Illusions: A Memoir of Culture and Consciousness
"It is not our business to solve all the world's problems. It is our business to learn to be aware of as much as we can . . . and to act as wisely as we can."

As growing children the baby boom generation experienced a vast array of cultural extremes, from McCarthyism's anti-communist paranoia to the Vietnam War, Watergate, systemic racism, second wave feminism, the birth of rock 'n' roll, the civil rights movement, the environmental movement and more. This memoir reflects on the dynamic relationship between the development of personal and cultural consciousness in order to highlight a path to resilience for anyone seeking to heal Earth's living systems.

Reflections on the effects of childhood awakening to cultural grief, following the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, mingle with reflections on the cultural impacts of rock 'n' roll, the hippie movement and the atrocities of Jim Crow racism. From challenges faced in search of personal identity, meaningful relationships and a rewarding career to the repercussions of a life-changing hike through the mountains of Peru, a focus on the outer journey throughout the book is coupled with attention to a corresponding inner journey to reconnect with wonder, joy and awe against the backdrop of a nation increasingly at war with itself.

Reflections on Life's Illusions maps a path of discovery, illuminating what it takes to thrive personally and professionally while working to foster resilience within the turmoil of Western culture and the matrix of life on Earth.

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Reflections on Life's Illusions: A Memoir of Culture and Consciousness

Reflections on Life's Illusions: A Memoir of Culture and Consciousness

by Jane Gallagher
Reflections on Life's Illusions: A Memoir of Culture and Consciousness

Reflections on Life's Illusions: A Memoir of Culture and Consciousness

by Jane Gallagher

Overview

"It is not our business to solve all the world's problems. It is our business to learn to be aware of as much as we can . . . and to act as wisely as we can."

As growing children the baby boom generation experienced a vast array of cultural extremes, from McCarthyism's anti-communist paranoia to the Vietnam War, Watergate, systemic racism, second wave feminism, the birth of rock 'n' roll, the civil rights movement, the environmental movement and more. This memoir reflects on the dynamic relationship between the development of personal and cultural consciousness in order to highlight a path to resilience for anyone seeking to heal Earth's living systems.

Reflections on the effects of childhood awakening to cultural grief, following the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, mingle with reflections on the cultural impacts of rock 'n' roll, the hippie movement and the atrocities of Jim Crow racism. From challenges faced in search of personal identity, meaningful relationships and a rewarding career to the repercussions of a life-changing hike through the mountains of Peru, a focus on the outer journey throughout the book is coupled with attention to a corresponding inner journey to reconnect with wonder, joy and awe against the backdrop of a nation increasingly at war with itself.

Reflections on Life's Illusions maps a path of discovery, illuminating what it takes to thrive personally and professionally while working to foster resilience within the turmoil of Western culture and the matrix of life on Earth.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781633379077
Publisher: Reflections on Life''s Illusions
Publication date: 06/12/2024
Pages: 332
Sales rank: 775,656
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.74(d)

About the Author

Jane Gallagher is a writer who lives with her husband in the green woodlands of Vermont's mountains. She retired in 2016 from nonprofit development consulting to New England's nonprofit organizations working to address social and environmental injustice at the local, state and regional levels. A mother of two and grandmother of three, she holds a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from Carleton College in Minnesota and an M.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy from Tufts University in Massachusetts.
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