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What does it mean to live an “extraordinary” life? Dangerous question for a “recovering narcissist.” But this was the question posed to me in November 2008, when I was asked to speak at an event at my home university – Loyola University Chicago. Taking on the task of preparing to give this lecture – to a luncheon crowd composed of students, staff, faculty, and clergy – was an occasion to ponder the ways in which my life of six plus decades might be considered “extraordinary,” and so I spent many a walk with my canine companions Hope and Dharma pondering the question.
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Garbarino, J. (2011). What Does It Mean to Live an “Extraordinary Life?”. In: The Positive Psychology of Personal Transformation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7744-1_6
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