Riding the Dragon: 10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times [Paperback]

Robert J. Wicks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2005

Don t slay your dragons, learn to ride them!

Drawing on Easter and Western traditions, psychologist and best-selling author Robert Wicks offers help with life s difficulties the dragons that escape from the cave. In this book you ll find guidance and encouragement to engage your problems and grow through them, to ride those dragons rather than slay them or drive them back into the cave.

Lesson 1: Prune Carefully...and Often!
Lesson 2: Recognize Your Renewal Zones
Lesson 3: Catch the Slide
Lesson 4: Seek Hidden Possibilities
Lesson 5: Engage the Spiritual Darkness
Lesson 6: Pair Clarity and Kindness
Lesson 7: Find Love in Small Deeds
Lesson 8: Seek Perspective Daily
Lesson 9: Build a Barrier of Simplicity
Lesson 10: Come Home Often
Epilogue: Be a Dangerous Listener

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About the Author

DR. ROBERT WICKS is an international lecturer and has written many books on spirituality and personal growth. He is a professor in the Graduate Programs in Pastoral Counseling at Loyola College in Maryland. He also maintains a private practice and specializes in the integration of psychology and spirituality and in the prevention of secondary stress. He assists professionals who help those traumatized by war or terror. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From AudioFile

This is a dangerous book. Robert J. Wicks is an international lecturer and a spiritual and personal growth expert. He makes his living talking people through horrific tragedies. His soothing delivery brings just the right tone to his text, challenging the way victims deal, or don't deal, with problems. His solution: embrace the shadows and learn from the pain. He has a ten-point program advising seekers on just how they can "ride the dragon," but, listeners, beware: completing the journey to a new sensibility can stress relationships and belief systems. That's the danger in "riding the dragon," but listening to Dr. Wicks's advice could change listeners' lives--for the better. R.O. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: Sorin Books (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893732940
• ISBN-13: 978-1893732940
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Dr. Robert Wicks received his doctorate in psychology from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. Presently, he is a professor at Loyola University Maryland. In 1994, he was responsible for the psychological debriefing of relief workers evacuated from Rwanda during their bloody civil war. In 2006, he delivered a presentation on self-care at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and Walter Reed Army Hospital to health care professionals responsible for Iraqi war veterans with multiple amputations and severe head injuries. Dr. Wicks is author of numerous books including The Resilient Clinician (OUP, 2008), Overcoming Secondary Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice (OUP, 2006), and the acclaimed best seller, Riding the Dragon: 10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times (Sorin Books, 2003). He lives with his wife Michaele in Ellicott City, Maryland.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, May 12, 2006

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Barbara Heptig "dieing to Live" (Fort Worth, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Riding the Dragon: 10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times (Hardcover)

I read this book during a book study class at my church. It provided a lot of insight that really spoke to me. I had always thought I could handle stress by control or sheer will. Now I jump on the dragon and enjoy the ride. Life will happen, it is up to us to decide whether it happens with us or in spite of us! God bless you all.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I needed this, April 22, 2006

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Joseph "Mantier" (Sandy Eagle, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Riding the Dragon: 10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times (Paperback)

I read this last year and several others by Dr. Wicks. It helps me to know that I am not the only one going through these things. I try to help people and then forget to take care of myself. This book shows us how we can live both sides of the coin best.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Self help from someone who's been there:, July 8, 2010

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This review is from: Riding the Dragon: 10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times (Paperback)

I belong to a small women's discussion group and this book is our recent topic. I sometimes don't buy every book they read because I'm unemployed and money is tight, plus I'm a book hoarder! But after just sharing one of the chapters (I missed the first few) I was so impressed with the practical, sympathetic style of the author's voice, that I ordered the book that day. I found that the first chapter was more than I had expected because I could really relate to what he had gone through with trouble at work, disappointing his family, etc. that it is making the rest of the book more "real" for me. He shows how he dealt with self-doubt and depression and even self-hatred at times, and how he coped and didn't give up. In these tough economic times, even if you have lost a job merely because of downsizing, especially if you're (like me) not that young anymore, it may be easy to be too hard on yourself which, of course, only makes those job interviews that much tougher; how can you sell yourself if you question whether you would hire you? This book gives you hope and things to do that are practical and simple to bolster your ego and your confidence. And, it's small & easy to carry with!