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A New You
by Catherine Galasso-VigoritoWhen you're looking for hope and inspiration. . . look around you! "God's love is everywhere," say Catherine Galasso-Vigorito, author of the nationally syndicated column, "A New You. " "We simply have to look at life with new eyes in order to see it. " With Catherine's guidance, we are able to recognize the overwhelming signs that God and goodness are all around us. Catherine's themes not only support and encourage#151;they also strengthen our belief in God and in ourselves. InA New You, Catherine blends her own faith-filled vision with the voices of her readers, whose letters and testimonials confirm their awareness of the Lord's presence in their lives. You, too, may wish to write to Catherine once you've read her inspiring columns. They will make you think, make you feel, and even help you to believe. Her soothing words of inspiration come at exactly the right time for a world deeply in need of faith, hope, and reassurance.
A No Nonsense You: Seven Simple Steps to Find and Fulfill Your Destiny
by Cynthia ReeseA No Nonsense You helps readers find and FULFILL their destinies, so they can stop waiting for the right time to live the life of their dreams. Being a jack of all trades does nothing but keep someone the master of none. So many women have a gift—something on the inside knocking to get out—but have no idea how to master that message. Cynthia Reese shows readers that while it’s okay to have some fear, it’s not okay to let fear rule their lives. A No Nonsense You shares Cynthia’s own journey and walks women through seven powerful steps to find and FULFILL their destiny. These seven powerful steps include: fear must go now; un-do the power and guilt of yesterday; like being YOU; follow the signs; instill your values, not other people’s values; learn from the greats; look, listen, and leap. A No Nonsense You shows readers how not to put off for tomorrow what they want to do today and FULFILL their way to the greatness within them.
A Not So Jolly Christmas
by Bill WebsterThis easy-to-read booklet includes practical ways to help adults and children cope with grief at a time when everyone seems to be overflowing with gaiety. Includes a simple work sheet to assist with planning the holiday activities while acknowledging, respecting and moving through that hardest of all journeys--grieving the loss of a loved one. Although the book is oriented toward those who celebrate Christmas, poignant considerations for those who celebrate Hanukkah are also a part of this booklet. The majority of the booklet is practical and will be useful to anyone who is grieving a significant loss. No platitudes here. Good, solid, understanding suggestions. Dr. Webster has studied grief and experienced grief. He has devoted much of his work to helping others get through their process of grieving. This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.
A Nun with a Gun, Sister Stanislaus: A Biography
by Eddie DohertyTHIS is the story of a rare human being, a dynamo of a woman who devoted her life, joyfully, humorously, expertly, uniquely, to others.Orphaned at 3, brought up by the Sisters of Charity in Nevada, a nun herself at 20, Sister Stanislaus, after several months of nurses’ training in Baltimore, was sent to work in New Orleans. She never really left. Her first, last, and only assignment was Charity Hospital, New Orleans. In time, the two became virtually synonymous.She spent over fifty years there. When she arrived, Charity Hospital comprised one antiquated building; modern medicine was in its swaddling clothes; nursing was an even more hit-or-miss affair. When she left, Charity Hospital was one of the finest in the land and nursing had become a highly professional career.Sister Stanislaus played a large part in the development of both. She brought to nursing a great and joyful zeal, an originality, and a love which affected everyone she came in contact with. Constantly perfecting herself as a nurse, she became one of the best known nursing-sisters in the country.But she did not stop there. Changing, innovating, wheedling money from a string of politicos—from Huey Long and his predecessors by Earl Long—she built Charity Hospital into the great modern institution it is.Yet her fame and her influence were not a result of her public achievement; they were based upon something more immediate, more spiritual. They grew from her all-embracing charity, her lifetime of devotion to the sick and the troubled. She was beloved as a person; the rest, an incredible array of activities and duties, accomplishment and concern, simply happened. Or so she pretended.An extraordinary personality merges from this brisk, expertly written biography, a lively and highly original nun, nurse, and human being, full of surprises but indefatigably on the job, bringing relief and consolation to thousands who passed in and out of a great hospital.
A Oração de Jeosafá
by Gabriel Agbo Leandro PadilhaCada batalha nessa vida pode ser vencida! Todas as batalhas que nós enfrentamos, quer seja individualmente ou em grupos, são representadas por três categorias - guerras, desejos e fome. Guerras representam oposições físicas e espirituais, batalhas e conflitos que enfrentamos diariamente. Desejos incluem todas as doenças e enfermidades, infecções, doenças curáveis e incuráveis. Portanto, fome ou sequidão envolvem toda a falta financeira e econômica e outros desafios. E nesse livro, nós efetivamente mostramos que é possível sempre ir através desses desafios e saímos vitoriosos. Aqui, você encontrará princípios estabelecidos e testados que te colocará definitivamente sobre o lado vitorioso. Eles são realmente testados, divinos universais e eternos. Eles não podem falhar! Aqui você encontrará dez capítulos poderosos: Oração de Jeosafá; Deus do Céu e Terra, É nossa Herança, Guerra, Desejo e Fome, Veja Como Eles Nos Recompensam, Tu não irá pará-los? Não Se Atemorize Ou Esteja Desencorajado, A Batalha Não É Tua, Marchem e Tome Posição e O Poder do Louvor. Nós temos também um conjunto de orações poderosas que trarão resultados poderosos no final de cada capitulo. Tenha uma ótima leitura!
A Pace of Grace
by Linda Kavelin PopovIn today's anxiety-ridden, stress-infused world, even a moment of quiet reflection has become a time- consuming luxury most of us just can't afford. How did we reach this point? How did we lose our direction and sense of control? And, most important, how can we reclaim our lives? Linda Kavelin Popov asked herself these same questions, after the pressures of her own workaholic lifestyle nearly destroyed her. Now, as cofounder of the International Virtues Project she helps others achieve a pace of grace-a pace for our lives that can balance and sustain us physically and spiritually. Through a four-part program that teaches you how to purify your life, pace yourself, practice the presence, and plan a sustainable life, A Pace of Grace offers simple ways to rediscover the essential elements of a life well lived. Complete with Linda's ten rules for health, this comprehensive guide is the first step in recapturing the joy and vibrancy inherent in each of us.
A Paperboy's Fable: The 11 Principles of Success
by Deep PatelA young man learns that there is more to being successful than the bottom line. A Paperboy's Fable is a concise, entertaining fable that makes revolutionary points using age-old principles. Whether someone is opening a lemonade stand or leading a startup software company, the 11 Principles of Success make A Paperboy's Fable a timeless tale that is as fresh as it is universal. A Paperboy's Fable also features interviews with many professors, entrepreneurs, CEO’s and General David Petraeus.
A Parent's Guide To Montessori Classroom(revised)
by Aline D. WolfThis booklet describes in detail the Montessori program for children between the ages of three and six. It is designed to help you, the par¬ents, understand the long-range purpose of Montessori education and to give you a description of the equipment that your child will be using for approximately three years. This information may also interest your child's future teachers, who may want to know the details of his or her earlier learning experience.
A Parent's Guide to Defeating Eating Disorders: Spotting the Stealth Bomber and Other Symbolic Approaches
by Debra Katzman Karin Jasper Ahmed BoachieBuilding a supportive and open relationship with young people suffering from eating disorders is key to assisting the recovery process. This book is packed with metaphorical explanations that will allow parents and caregivers to ally themselves with treatment rather than the eating disorder, and take positive steps with their child towards a full and lasting recovery. Written by experienced eating disorder specialists, the book will help caregivers to reach out to young people having difficulty cooperating with treatment. Its effective use of analogies and metaphors helps to crystallize a practical understanding of eating disorders and the crucial aspects of the treatment process. Integrating medical, psychological, and narrative aspects, as well as the visual (with illustrations), it encourages the reader, and by extension the sufferer, to conceptualize each step towards health. This book will be an invaluable tool for families, friends, and those working with young people suffering from eating disorders. The fresh perspective will also appeal to mental health professionals and anyone else working in the field.
A Parent's Guide to Self-Regulation: A Practical Framework for Breaking the Cycle of Dysregulation and Mastering Emotions for Parents and Children
by Dr. Amber ThorntonDiscover tools and techniques for managing emotions, reactions, and behavior in this friendly, evidence-based book designed especially to help and support struggling, overstressed parents.As the millennial generation moves into their parenting years, posting on social media about milestones, memories, and good times is almost second nature. Families can seem &“perfect,&” and some parenting methods are heralded as &“the best.&” However, behind closed doors, many parents and caregivers struggle greatly no matter what method or combination of parenting methods they use. There are points where it seems like you&’ve tried everything. Maybe it even feels hopeless. That&’s where A Parent&’s Guide to Self-Regulation comes in. This book will demystify the concepts of dysregulation and parental self-regulation, and will normalize prioritizing these skills for parents, before bringing the concepts into parenting children. With this book&’s step-by-step framework, you will learn how to mitigate tough parenting moments, develop self-regulatory skills, and read real accounts from other parents. From addressing societal myths about dysregulated parenthood to tips on re-parenting yourself for better regulation and everything in-between, this book will serve as both a friendly companion and a source of solid, evidence-based advice. A Parent&’s Guide to Self-Regulation is written by Dr. Amber Thornton, a clinical psychologist and mother of two, who knows what it feels like to struggle with dysregulation and self-regulation as a parent.
A Parent's Guide to Teen Addiction: Professional Advice on Signs, Symptoms, What to Say, and How to Help
by Laurence M. WestreichFrom Berkeley to the Bronx, teenage addiction has reached epidemic levels. Parents may suspect their teen’s substance use, but often don’t know if their teen is addicted or what to do about it. Dr. Laurence Westreich, an addiction expert and the father of two teenagers, helps parents navigate the fraught addiction landscape in A Parent’s Guide to Teen Addiction. Divided into three sections, this book—based on the author’s decades of experience evaluating and treating teenagers who use substances—guides parents from the moment they suspect their teen has a substance abuse problem to the steps families must take after intensive treatment. Dr. Westreich: • Lays out the facts of teen addiction and explains how to recognize a problem with a teen • Details what parents need to know about the substances that teenagers commonly use • Provides information on what to do about the substance abuse, including how to find good one-on-one addiction therapy, how to encourage a teen to enter an outpatient program or inpatient facility, and how to line up aftercare treatment Best of all, he includes “tough talk” dialogues that parents can tailor to their specific situation with their teen. This practical, hopeful, and reassuring book helps parents put their teen on the healthy and life-affirming road to recovery.
A Parents' Guide To Primary School
by Elizabeth GrahamslawEducation is an obsession for parents and children alike and parents will worry about anything to do with their children's schooling, from which school to choose and when their child should start to what they need to learn and how they'll cope in the playground.Schools are crying out for parents to become more involved in their children's education. A Parents' Guide to Primary School contains indispensable advice on:- Pre-school and choosing the right primary school- Getting ready for school and the first day- The curriculum, SATs, homework and the importance of parents' involvement in their children's learning- Discipline and bullying- Governors and the PTA - how to get involved- Parents' evenings and reports- Extracurricular activities- Special needs- Moving on - preparing for secondary school
A Passion For the Possible: A Guide to Realizing Your True Potential
by Jean Houston“With elegant simplicity, Jean Houston shows you how to unleash the genius that lies in the depths of your being” (Deepak Chopra).Discover your own extraordinary gifts and live every day with passion.Now you can explore and expand your own unique possibilities on all four levels of your being—the physical, psychological, symbolic, and spiritual—using the practical and creative tools in this remarkable guide. In her most deeply transforming book to date, Houston leads you on a profound journey of self-discovery and shows how you can courageously commit to experiencing your real potential.
A Pastoral Rule for Today: Reviving an Ancient Practice
by John P. Burgess Joseph D. Small Jerry AndrewsThe pastoral office has always been a difficult calling. Today, the pastor is often asked to fulfill multiple roles: preacher, teacher, therapist, administrator, CEO. How can pastors thrive amid such demands? What is needed is a contemporary pastoral rule: a pattern for ministry that both encourages pastors and enables them to focus on what is most important in their pastoral task. This book, coauthored by three experts with decades of practical experience, explains how relying on a pastoral rule has benefited communities throughout the church's history and how such rules have functioned in the lives and work of figures such as Augustine, Calvin, Wesley, and Bonhoeffer. It also provides concrete advice on how pastors can develop and keep a rule that will help both them and their congregations to flourish.
A Patchwork Life
by Libby LazewnikThis comprehensive book on self-improvement is a roadmap that gives you all the advice and guidance that you need. Powerful, down-to-earth ideas will keep you inspired and motivated.
A Path Through the Sea: One Woman's Journey from Depression to Wholeness
by Lillian V. GrissenIn this frank, instructive, and heartening personal story, Lillian Grissen tells about the severe depression that she herself experienced. Her pain - mental, emotional, and physical pain - was excruciating, and at first she felt hopelessly trapped in it. But with the help of a gifted Christian psychiatrist, Grissen began to stop blaming herself and to confront the core of her problem - her relationship as a child with her mother. Over a period of five long years - also with her husband's support, her pastor's compassionate counsel, and the right combination of therapy and medication, and God's gracious strength - Grissen gradually climbed out of the pit of her depression. A profound yet simple book about a complex condition: clinical depression. Only one who has experienced the pain of the darkness of depression and the joy of the light of recovery could have had the courage to trace the arduous journey. - Katie Funk Wiebe, author of Bless Me Too, My Father
A Path through Pain: How Faith Deepens and Joy Grows through What You Would Never Choose
by Ed Young Lisa YoungIn the midst of deep pain, how can you move forward?Most of us spend our lives avoiding pain at every turn, so when we inevitably experience it, it sends us into a tailspin. We begin to question why God doesn't stop bad things from happening, if there's significance in our pain, and whether or not God is truly worthy of our trust or actually cares about us.Ed and Lisa Young, bestselling authors and pastors of Fellowship Church, know the kind of pain most of us hope never to experience--the death of a child. With refreshing vulnerability and power, A Path through Pain shares their family's journey from sorrow and anger to hope and healing after the tragic and sudden loss of their daughter. As they share their incredible perspective, they will inspire and equip you to:See God's presence, love, and care in the middle of your sufferingBelieve that there is purpose in your pain, even if you can't see that purpose yetRebuild your life after a season of painRestore your trust in God and the world you live in God really does care for us, and in the darkest of places, his light still shines to show us a way through.
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
by Jack KornfieldA guide to reconciling Buddhist spirituality with the American way of life addresses the challenges of spiritual living in the modern world and offers guidance for bringing a sense of the sacred to everyday experience.
A Peacock in the Land of Penguins: A Fable about Creativity and Courage (3rd edition)
by Ken Blanchard Gallagher Hateley Warren H. SchmidtA Peacock In The Land Of Penguins is a classic tale about the importance of being yourself, a fable about a peacock who struggles to be himself while surrounded by penguins who want him to change in order to fit in.
A Pebble for Your Thoughts: How One Kindness Rock At the Right Moment Can Change Your Life
by Megan Murphy#1 New Release in Rocks & Minerals - Kindness Rocks as seen on the Today showFans of The Kindness Challenge and the Chicken Soup For The Soul books will love A Pebble for Your Thoughts.A rock for each kindness. It all started with a single stone on a beach in Cape Cod and now spans the globe. The Kindness Rocks Project, founded by Megan Murphy, is based on the profound truth that one kind message at the right moment can change someone’s day, their outlook, and their whole life. The project has become an international grassroots movement! The messages on these thoughtful pebbles take many forms: gratitude, affirmations, encouragement, offers of hope, all signposts along the way for someone to find at exactly the right time.Kindness matters. Now more than ever, people are longing for kindness and connection. During these uncertain times, daily news reports focus on disturbing events of terrorism, gun violence, senseless murders and political bickering. We are bombarded with images that evoke fear and hostility. A Pebble for Your Thoughts provides a positive counteraction to all this negativity.Learn to be kinder to yourself and others. Sometimes, all it takes is just one simple positive message to change your perspective and that is what this book aims to do. Through visual photos of inspirational Kindness rocks, readers can connect the meaning of the rock to their life situations or circumstances. Instructions on how to create your own rock are also included.What people will learn from this book:How to cultivate compassion and connectionHow to grow through hard timesAffirmations to boost self-esteem and offer hope in hard timesHow one act of kindness can change a lifeA completely unique kind of art therapy for healing and helpingThe power of kindness in one small pebble
A People Bewitched: Witchcraft and Magic in Nineteenth-Century Somerset (The Paranormal)
by Owen DaviesThe belief in witchcraft and magic was widespread in nineteenth-century Somerset. Witches were blamed for causing the ill health and death of people and their animals. Those accused of witchcraft often found themselves being ostracised and beaten by their neighbours. Magical practitioners known as cunning-folk drove a thriving trade not only in curing the bewitched, but also in detecting lost property, inducing love, and predicting the future. Astrologers and fortune-tellers were also widely consulted.This ebook is a fascinating exploration of the lives of all those who were caught up in the world of magic - witches and their victims, and occult practitioners and their clients. It will appeal to anyone with a general interest in witchcraft, rural history, folklore or the history of Somerset.
A Perfect Harmony: Music, Mathematics and Science
by David DarlingFrom the earliest of civilisations, humans have found ways to make music, whether through makeshift drums or artfully drilled bone flutes. But how did music – effectively little more than a series of certain tones and rhythms – become so integral to the human experience? Untangling the curious links between notes and number, musical perception, psychology and physics, David Darling examines the fascinating science behind music, from its Palaeolithic origins to the present. Revealing surprising connections and busting pervasive myths, A Perfect Harmony asks: Why do musicians tend to be better at maths than non-musicians? Why do we find some pieces sad and others happy? Will playing Mozart to babies predispose them to genius? Could an AI write the perfect symphony?
A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder - How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and on-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place
by Eric Abrahamson David H. FreedmanLike the bestselling Freakonomics or Blink, here is a book that combines a professor's expertise with stories from everyday life to provide a striking new view of how our world works. Ever since Einstein's study of Brownian Motion, scientists have understood that a little disorder actually makes systems more effective. But most people still shun disorder, or suffer guilt over the mess they can't avoid. No longer! With a spectacular array of anecdotes and case studies of the useful role mess can play, here is an antidote to the accepted wisdom that tight schedules, neatness and consistency are the keys to success. Drawing on examples from business, parenting, cooking, the war on terrorism, retail and even the meteoric career of Arnold Schwarzenegger, co-authors Abrahamson and Freedman demonstrate that moderately messy systems use resources more efficiently, yield better solutions and are harder to break than neat ones. A PERFECT MESS will help readers assess what the right amount of disorder is for a given system, and how to apply these ideas on to a large scale - government or society - and on a small scale - (in your attic, kitchen or office). A PERFECT MESS will forever change the way we think about those unruly heaps of paper on our desks.
A Pet Named Anxiety: Life with the World's Cutest Companion from Hell
by Sylvie SwenniIs your anxiety running? Well, you better go catch it! Adult anxiety is off its leash again. Sylvie Swenni's A Pet Named Anxiety, featuring illustrations by Paula Bossio, is a book of lighthearted validation of the outlandish ways that anxiety sticks its nose where it doesn’t belong and then seems to run off with reckless abandonIs this Anxiety up with the sun? Sure is. Does it have a filter, care about your boundaries or your personal space, or consider future consequences of its actions? Not a chance! It also binge eats, runs up credit card bills, texts your ex—texts everyone, for that matter—digs holes it can’t get out of, drinks too much, and gets riled up at work. But as much as this thing wears you out like a mortifyingly bad puppy, it’s got its quirks and its charms. A Pet Named Anxiety knows that this exhausting little hellbeast is here for the chaos, but at least you’re not alone!
A Piece of My Heart: Living Through the Grief of Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death
by Molly Fumia“A window into the words every woman wants to hear and feel in their hearts after their hope of a healthy normal pregnancy is gone.” —Education for HealthDespite advancements in the care of those who are suffering from the loss of a child to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death, many parents, especially mothers, cannot or will not give themselves permission to mourn. Their feelings are real and complex, yet they are often denied a safe place to live through and ultimately befriend the grieving. A Piece of My Heart is such a friend. The moving story of a mother’s loss of her week-old son, it chronicles an amazing journey that began with denial and guilt, found its way through remembrance and reconciliation, and ended in resolution and surprising joy. A beautiful book about the necessity of grieving the loss of unlived lives, it shows readers who are going through similar experiences a shared understanding and wraps them in a warm cloak of support and friendship. Readers will be affirmed in the sacred right of all parents to mourn the loss of their children, however short their lives, and will be shown the path toward eventual healing.“This compassionate work provides an intimate journey into Fumia’s repressed grief over losing her newborn son and her ultimate reconciliation with her own guilt. Moving beyond her own circumstances, she offers direct advice to others who have lost a child to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death . . . Her key message is that all losses and grief deserve respect and should not be minimized regardless of the situation.” —Library Journal