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The mattering effect creating a life of meaning and worth

"If you've ever wondered, If I stopped performing, producing, fixing, achieving, proving, would I still matter? then this book is for you. As John R. Miles explores The Great Erasure happening in our lives--the sense of loneliness and disengagement despite outward success--he also provides a way for...

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Main Author: Miles, John R.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Morehouse Publishing, [2026]
Subjects:
Meaning (Psychology)
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Self-esteem.
Conduct of life.
Values.
Self-help publications.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: when we begin to disappear. The anatomy of the slow fade
  • Erasure by design
  • The price we pay. Part II: restoring the conditions of mattering. Meaning: discovering our true worth
  • Autonomy: reclaiming authorship
  • Trust: restoring safety
  • Time: creating shared presence
  • Energy: harnessing the vital force
  • Reciprocity: balancing the shared seesaw. Part III: the mattering dividend. Personal mattering: true north
  • Relational mattering: east
  • Emotional mattering: west
  • Impact mattering: south. Part IV: the mattering effect: projecting worth into the shared world. Restoring the heart of the home
  • Reclaiming the shared world
  • Building a culture of significance
  • Creating spaces of sanctuary.

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