Forty Days on Being a Four, Christine Yi Suh
Forty Days on Being a Four, Christine Yi Suh
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Forty Days on Being a Four

Author: Christine Yi Suh

Narrator: Christine Yi Suh

Unabridged: 2 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2021


Synopsis

"How are you feeling?"

Christine Yi Suh says that this has always been a hard question. She writes: "The more accurate question for a Four may be, 'What aren't you feeling?' I can grab my prevailing emotion and tell you how I'm doing from that emotion's point of view (joy, elation, sadness, grief, confusion—you name it!). I live and breathe a kaleidoscope of living, feeling, conflicting emotions."

Many times Fours are labeled "emotionally intense" or "too much," but for a Four this is just how life is. This is why Fours are ideal companions in the midst difficult times: the death of a loved one, the birth of a baby, transitional seasons in career, relational conflict, and so on.

The Enneagram is a profound tool for empathy, so whether or not you are a Four, you will grow from learning about Fours and enhance your relationships across the Enneagram spectrum. Each reading concludes with an opportunity for further engagement such as a journaling prompt, reflection questions, a prayer, or a spiritual practice.

About Christine Yi Suh

Christine Yi Suh is a writer, spiritual director, and pastor. She has previously served as a pastor of spiritual formation and as the assistant director of spiritual formation and care at Pepperdine University. Christine received her MA in theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and is a graduate of the Renovare Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. She is a regular contributor to Missio Alliance and the Nine Beats Collective. She and her spouse, David, live with their two children outside of Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jocelyn

I first took the Enneagram when I was in high school and like so many Asian American Christian women, was mistyped as a 2— “The Helper”. My winsome personality, Asian cultural values of hospitality, generosity, and sacrifice, mixed with having terrible relational boundaries/self-care habits that wer......more

I felt SEEN by this book: Enneagram 4w3 (check) Type 9 husband (check) Korean American woman (check) Growing up in Korean church spaces (check) Obviously we are different people and I don’t share all the experiences Christine names. But wow, this book touched on some of the core parts of me that felt......more

Goodreads review by Panda

This book shares brief reflections about how Christians who type as Fours in the Enneagram personality system can move towards a state of emotional and spiritual health in their everyday lives. The daily readings are typically two or three pages long, and are quick perspectives based on the author's......more

Goodreads review by Adam

2.5 stars, rounded up. Meh, it was ok. The author seemed more concerned with sharing how her political views impact her story than discussing the enneagram, or sharing a devotional. And in this venue, it was overbearing. There really wasn’t a whole lot of spiritual insight. Maybe that wasn’t the poi......more