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Hudson's phrase, "in over our heads?' In what ways? What do you think Hudson means by this phrase?

Conventional wisdom holds that one is in over one's head, simply when one has more than one can cope with in one's life. Adults are frequently beset with numerous responsibilities, especially during the years of change and transition from one life phase in work and professional development. However the phrase can also connote the sense that an individual has more than he or she can deal with mentally, and must grow more in touch with his or her emotional as well as mental resources.

Hudson makes several references to the "containers" of our lives (pp.9, 17, 18, 27). In what sense is he using this metaphor to describe adult living? What are some examples of containers?

Modern life is often relegated to a series of developmental phases, bracketed by transitions, rather than a seamless context of development. By viewing modern life as such, we fail to learn the lessons of our individual and collective past, or to use our mistakes to help us -- and our children -- in the future.

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Thus we create containers of the self and developmental containers. These are containers that box us in, rather than open up our lives, and use the aging process in a fulfilling way.

Hudson mentions five ways in which he sees decline in confidence and hope by many adults today. Do you agree with his view? Why/why not? In what ways could his qualities of self-renewing adults offset this decline?

An overemphasis on materialism, a lack of societal commitment and a turning inward, a sense of 'nothing is meaningful,' combined with a loss of childhood spontaneity and drive to learn is characteristic of the generation Hudson chronicles, many of whom are members of the educated elite, who seem to have everything going for them, professionally and socially. However, rather than seeing this sense of emptiness and a lack of personal confidence as a symptom of an overly adult oriented culture, it is equally possible to see this as part of a child-focused culture, with a stress upon the self and rigid ideals of self perfection and definition rather than responsibility, which is actively achieved. In the….....

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