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The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Suzanne Stabile, Ian Morgan Cron
calebmatthews's review
3.0
I enjoyed learning the different types and anything that makes a person curious about themselves is a potentially good tool.
I didn’t like the unnecessary shoehorning in of the seven (nine?) deadly sins.
The road back to you
What we don’t know about ourselves can hurt us
“All models are wrong, but some are useful.”
Eighth grade teachers: you got the pizza you ordered. YIKES.
Richard Rohr says: Information is not transformation. You have to do something with it.
8s
Conflict is connection
They don’t want control, they just don’t want to be controlled.
Need to learn that moderation is a value not a restraining order
Need to learn not to confuse vulnerability with weakness
8s hate to lose more than they love to win
Genders influence on 8s
9
ABar
Self forgetting
8 forget rest and self care
7 forget to kick back and have fun
9 forget opinions preferences and priorities
2
Who am I when no one needs me?
3
You’re only as good as your last success
Sections at the end of each chapter that give tips on how to be a healthier version of your number type
5
Possibly autism (special interests - experience relationships differently)
Fear is warded off with info
6
Fear based
Fear is warded off with pessimism
7
Fear is warded off with optimism
Duck taping a silver lining to a black cloud
Live for the next adventure
Pleasure is in the waiting not the saiting
SANDMAN QUOTE
I didn’t like the unnecessary shoehorning in of the seven (nine?) deadly sins.
The road back to you
What we don’t know about ourselves can hurt us
“All models are wrong, but some are useful.”
Eighth grade teachers: you got the pizza you ordered. YIKES.
Richard Rohr says: Information is not transformation. You have to do something with it.
8s
Conflict is connection
They don’t want control, they just don’t want to be controlled.
Need to learn that moderation is a value not a restraining order
Need to learn not to confuse vulnerability with weakness
8s hate to lose more than they love to win
Genders influence on 8s
9
ABar
Self forgetting
8 forget rest and self care
7 forget to kick back and have fun
9 forget opinions preferences and priorities
2
Who am I when no one needs me?
3
You’re only as good as your last success
Sections at the end of each chapter that give tips on how to be a healthier version of your number type
5
Possibly autism (special interests - experience relationships differently)
Fear is warded off with info
6
Fear based
Fear is warded off with pessimism
7
Fear is warded off with optimism
Duck taping a silver lining to a black cloud
Live for the next adventure
Pleasure is in the waiting not the saiting
SANDMAN QUOTE
missyjohnson's review
4.0
I read this very quickly and will need to re-read to have it "soak in" . this book on the enneagram was easier to read than Richard Rohr's book that I read a few years ago. I have picked up the Rohr book again and have a bit better understanding. Very interesting and thought provoking.
winkattheduck's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
dkatreads's review
4.0
Probably more like 3.5 as far as enneagram materials go, but a really great introduction to the system and resource to help clarify which number you are.
I've said it a hundred times and I'll say it again, but don't rely on "tests" to tell you what you are!! Do your research. Read. Reflect. Investigate yourself, and then use the enneagram as a tool for personal and spiritual growth. It's so much more than behavioral descriptions. It's a tool to help you grow into maturity and wholeness, help you recognize your fears and motivations, and for Christians, to understand the gospel as both meeting your personal needs and the needs of others which you may not see. I really encourage some deep diving into what the enneagram is about (and especially instinctual subtypes... I've found them to be the most helpful angle) if you've never encountered it. I've grown so much through investigating the system.
I've said it a hundred times and I'll say it again, but don't rely on "tests" to tell you what you are!! Do your research. Read. Reflect. Investigate yourself, and then use the enneagram as a tool for personal and spiritual growth. It's so much more than behavioral descriptions. It's a tool to help you grow into maturity and wholeness, help you recognize your fears and motivations, and for Christians, to understand the gospel as both meeting your personal needs and the needs of others which you may not see. I really encourage some deep diving into what the enneagram is about (and especially instinctual subtypes... I've found them to be the most helpful angle) if you've never encountered it. I've grown so much through investigating the system.
issianne's review
5.0
Didn't realize I was a type four until doing a deep dive with this book. I guess I should've known when I've spent my entire life thinking I'm special and spending my Friday nights alone in my room listening to sad music.
deanashuman's review
5.0
If you’re interested in the enneagram but not sure where to start, this is the book to read. Light-hearted but profound, beautifully and clearly explained. I am not a Christian and was concerned that I would find it alienating, as it does have a Christian perspective. Not at all. I’m so grateful that I read this, as it enlightened me as to some of my own motivations (I’m a 9, and never understood why it was so hard for me to voice my disagreement with friends, loved ones, and strangers alike). It also made me more compassionate towards people in my life that I have dismissed or labeled as self-centered jerks...understanding others’ fears and motivations makes forgiveness and compassion easier. As I read the descriptions of the types, friends faces would pop up and I would think « good lord, this is (insert name)!! » and I felt I understood them a little better. It actually stirred me to reach out to some long-lost friends to say, « how ya doin’? ». I hope it has the same heart-opening effect for you if you read it.
juhe's review
5.0
This was the book that really started connecting the Enneagram dots for me –accessible, but rich! Not quite as thorough as Chestnut or Palmer, but I don't suspect that was the intended goal. It's a great resource!
yaydonna's review
4.0
This was a solid into to the Enneagram. I'd never heard of it prior so it was all new. The book recommends reading all personality types and then seeing which one hits closer to home! The enneagram institute website was a really great supplement if you want to learn more after reading this!