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Reaching Out
by Henri J. NouwenWith clarity and depth characteristic of the classics, this spiritual bestseller from the author of The Return of the Prodigal Son lays out a perceptive and insightful plan for the spiritual life and achieving the ultimate goal of that life—union with God.&“One of the world&’s greatest spiritual writers.&”—Christianity TodayHenri Nouwen views our spiritual &“ascent&” as evolving in three movements: The first, from loneliness to solitude, focuses on the spiritual life as it relates to the experience of our own selves. The second, from hostility to hospitality, explores our spiritual life as a life for others. The final movement, from illusion to prayer, offers penetrating thoughts on the most mysterious relationship of all: our relationship with God. Throughout, Nouwen emphasizes that the more we understand (and not simply deny) our inner struggles, the more we will be able to embrace a prayerful and genuine life that is also open to others&’ needs. Reaching Out is a rich book to be read, reread, pondered, and shared. It &“does not offer answers or solutions,&” Nouwen cautions, &“but is written in the conviction that the quest for an authentic Christian spirituality is worth the effort and the pain, since in the midst of this quest we can find signs offering hope, courage, and confidence.&”
Reaching Up for Manhood
by Geoffrey CanadaFrom a troubled youth navigating the mean streets of the South Bronx to an inspiring educational activist who evokes praise from the likes of President Barack Obama, Geoffrey Canada has made a remarkable personal journey that cemented his dedication to underserved youth. His award-winning work was featured in Davis Guggenheim's documentary Waiting for "Superman," and he has been hailed by media, activists, teachers, and national leaders. Michelle Obama called him "one of my heroes," and Oprah Winfrey refers to him as "an angel from God." Here, Canada draws on his years of work with inner-city youth and on his own turbulent boyhood to offer a moving and revelatory look at the little-understood emotional lives of boys. And who better for this task than the man Elizabeth Mehren of the Los Angeles Times calls "one of this country's leading advocates for youth."From the Trade Paperback edition.ndelibly of the young boy he once was, one desperately needing a father's love, and of the crucial issues-fatherhood, mentors, self-esteem, faith, healing, and more-that must be negotiated as boys reach up for manhood. A moving and revelatory report by a dedicated father and gifted child advocate.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Reaching Your Potential: Personal and Professional Development
by Robert K. Throop Marion B. CastellucciREACHING YOUR POTENTIAL takes a holistic approach to helping students take control of their lives and improve their self-belief. <p><p>The text is organized around the four areas of emotional, intellectual, physical and social potentials. Through a process of learning and self-examination, students discover their values, increase their commitment to personal goals, and challenge themselves to grow and learn. While gaining practical knowledge and skills, students will discover their emotional, intellectual, physical, and social resources. This model, which is thematically integrated throughout the text, allows readers to emerge from their learning experience understanding the importance of developing each of these areas in order to reach their fullest potential. The text involves readers in active learning with self-assessments, activities that apply concepts to their own lives, questions that test comprehension, and case studies to foster critical-thinking skills.
Reaching for Beautiful: A Memoir of Loving and Losing a Wild Child
by Sally McQuillenFor fans of Joan Didion&’s The Year of Magical Thinking or David Sheff&’s Beautiful Boy, this debut memoir about a mother grieving her young-adult son&’s death is a must-read for any parent who has lost a child or whose child struggles with addiction. When Sally learns that her twenty-one-year-old son Christopher died tragically in a boat accident, her greatest fear is realized. Christopher was often drawn to risk and struggled with addiction, and in this riveting memoir, Sally captures the wild ride of his jam-packed life and her deep love for him while also reflecting on her own childhood and family legacy of alcoholism. This book is for any parent raising a child from the edge of their seat, or for those suffering the trauma of losing a child. Sally shares insights about what it&’s like to experience the emotional aftershocks of acute grief, and readers may see themselves in Sally&’s bittersweet illusion of trying to keep Christopher safe; in how she is challenged to let go of her fear, guilt, and regret in order to forgive herself; and in the ways grief teaches her about the power of love. Reaching for Beautiful is a luminous story of how love triumphs over pain, love transcends fear, and love never dies.
Reaching for Wonder: Encountering Christ When Life Hurts
by Marlo SchaleskySometimes life hurts. Sometimes you’ve struggled, and stumbled, until it even hurts to hope. Perhaps you’ve faced a spiritual crisis of disappointment, doubt, or a feeling of distance from God due to unanswered prayers and painful circumstances. But what does it mean to encounter Christ in those times? What does he say to us when we have nothing left to say? How do we see him when pain has silenced our prayers and blinded our souls? In Reaching for Wonder, Marlo Schalesky explores fifteen of the New Testament’s one-time encounters with Christ to illuminate the surprising character of a God who transforms our pain into wonder. Because sometimes life isn’t at all as we want it to be... Because we lose the wonder in the hardships of life ... Because encountering Christ changes everything... Like those who have gone before, following God’s call isn’t about easy faith, a life of effortlessness, or every prayer answered when and how we want. Instead, it’s about encountering God so deeply, so significantly, that everything about your circumstances, about your life, about you, changes because of God. In these New Testament stories you’ll find guidance to a deeper understanding of God’s plan for you, a more vibrant faith, and a fuller trust in God. Plus you’ll find hope in knowing that your life may not be as you had envisioned it, but is one in which God is doing a mighty work.
Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide
by Philip Yancey Brenda Quinn"How do I relate to a God who is invisible when I’m never quite sure he’s there?"--Philip Yancey Life with God doesn’t always work like we thought. High expectations slam against the reality of personal weaknesses and unwelcome surprises. And the God who we’ve been told longs for our company may seem remote, emotionally unavailable. Is God playing games? What can we count on him for? This relationship with a God we can’t see, hear, or touch--how does it really work? The Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide gives you a path in your personal quest for answers. Dovetailing with Philip Yancey’s book Reaching for the Invisible God, the twelve sessions are your opportunity to journey toward insights that affirm and dignify your most pressing questions--even the ones you may have found it hard to ask. Get ready to experience the challenges and rewards of relating to God as he is, not as you’ve thought he is. Yancey shifts your focus from questions to the One who offers himself in answer: the God who invites you to reach for him--and find. Includes: * Bible readings * Discussion questions * Personal reflections and applications * Tips for group leaders * Summary excerpts from Reaching for the Invisible God
Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find?
by Philip YanceyDescribes how to have a more fulfilling relationship with God
Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find?
by Philip YanceyHow does a relationship with God really work? How do I relate to a God who is invisible, when I’m never quite sure he’s there? How do I know him? How do I communicate with him? How do I live my life growing in my understanding of him, living more and more with a conscious awareness of him, doing more of those things he indicates are good for me--and others? Many have found the bright promises people make about God don't work. Others have seen God's promises work, but have stumbled, and want to believe again. Author Philip Yancey pointed out in Disappointment with God some of the false expectations people have in God and his workings. It's time now to turn the coin. In Reaching for the Invisible God Yancey answers the question What Can We Expect from God? with a surprising investigation of how the Christian life really does work. The average person often finds that what they hear in a sermon or read in a Bible corresponds to little of what they experience. Why? When others do experience great things from God, those who sense "business as usual" in their spiritual life ask, "What's wrong with me?" God doesn't do certain things he could--heal, mend, or change--but what does he do? How does God work, and how does he work with me? In taking on these questions Yancey continues his quest to help readers get close to the core of Christian truth and experience. Reaching for the Invisible God develops what we can expect from God by taking readers to six foundational areas: the thirst or hunger for God, God himself, the Spirit, faith, growth, and personal transformation in the spiritual life. Reaching for the Invisible God also explores the personality of God, the choice God made in limiting himself, and the great condescension he made as the Holy Spirit, choosing to live in human beings. Finally, Reaching for the Invisible God comes to an appropriate finish as Yancey writes about growth, about childlike living under God apart from unrealistic expectations, legalisms, and unhealthy dependence. The goal is mature childlikeness, with no preconceptions, an ability to accept gifts from God, and trust, which lead to the responses of love, sacrifice, the denial of self, and servant leadership. In Reaching for the Invisible God Philip Yancey writes with honesty about the Christian life, about how to get along with God, how to believe again, and about the Reaching for the Invisible God of faith, or the things people never told you about the Christian life. It's the real scoop and straight talk about the truth--like an operating manual for faith. It is for the reader seeking to be honest with God. And it will help anyone wanting to explain to friends what life as a Christian is all about.
Reaching the Finish Line: A Practical Guide to Discovering the Champion in You
by Kallen DiggsWhat&’s holding you back from your goal? Most people are stuck in their jobs due to a lack of faith in their potential. Reaching the Finish Line shares research and discoveries on what hinders people from meeting their goals and what people can do to become successful achievers. You will learn: * How to Find a Great Career Without a High School Diploma * How to Graduate with a Bachelor&’s Degree in One Year * How to Change Careers Without Going Back to College * How to Work from Home for the Rest of Your Life * How to Make a Six-Figure Salary in Real Estate Without a License or Prior ExperienceReaching the Finish Line includes in-depth chapters covering a variety of career options based on your preferences and current situation. If you have always wanted to become the person that you dreamed about, look no further—this is the book that can make the difference.
Reaching the World in Our Own Backyard: A Guide to Building Relationships with People of Other Faiths and Cultures
by Rajendra PillaiReaching the World in Our Own Backyard is designed as a guidebook for Christians to better understand and engage people from other countries including immigrants, foreign exchange students, and tourists. By both region and religion, author Rajendra K. Pillai explains cultural considerations and common points of reference to readers eager to share the good news of Jesus Christ with foreign-born individuals.Between 1990 and 2000, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism-along with many other religions-grew at a record pace, due heavily to immigration and conversion. During this same period of time the number of people who call themselves Christians dropped by 9 percent. Meanwhile, 98 percent of churches experienced non-growth or declines in attendance.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Read Life Accurately: Recognize and Respond to Whats Really Happening
by Sonia ChoquetteBest-selling author and intuitive reader shares her essential guide to "reading" people, places, and situations for better clarity, peace, and success."After reading for people for a few years, it became important to me not to just read for others, but to teach them how to do it for themselves, and that's where my purpose in life and my vocation and my devotion for the last over 50 years began . . . "In this exciting new book, New York Times best-selling author Sonia Choquette teaches readers how to read life accurately: how to go inward, pay attention, keep senses sharp and awareness present, and be tuned in internally and externally. This book is the culmination of her life's work, in helping others use their intuition for greater peace, well-being, and happiness.Sonia explores what reading life is, why reading life matters, and how not to read life. She breaks down the basics of reading life, how to read yourself and others, and how to read your purpose. Sonia also examines how to let your spirit read life and how to read the flow of life, so that you can connect with the right people at the right place at the right time.
Read Me First: Before you write the next chapter in the story of you
by Lisa StephensonHave you ever heard someone say, 'If only life came with a set of instructions'? Success coach Lisa Stephenson has - hundreds of times. Almost every client utters this at some point in some form. Read Me First is the book she now gives them. It is also the book she wishes someone had given her when she found herself suddenly single with three young children and needing a new plan. Read Me First will challenge your thinking then provide a structured way to reflect and take action. You'll find quotes for inspiration and questions to ask yourself. Most importantly this is about doing the work on you - do that, and you will grow, you will change, and you will succeed. When you change, so does the world around you. That is Lisa's promise.This book alone will NOT change your life, but YOU can, especially after reading this first.
Read This Before Our Next Meeting
by Al PittampalliFinally available in bookstores, an accessible guide on making meetings more effective, efficient, and worthy of attendingIf an operating room were as sloppily run as our meetings, patients would die. If a restaurant kitchen put as little planning into the meal as we put into our meetings, dinner would never be served. Worst of all, our meeting culture is changing how we focus, what we focus on, and what decisions we make. But there is an answer. A new kind of meeting--the Modern Meeting. Starting today, that's how we're going to do business. Culture change occurs when a transformational idea spreads to enough people. Like a virus that makes its way from person to person, spreading exponentially faster, so can the Modern Meeting and its seven critical principles of effective meeting management. Pittampalli shares examples of transforming workplaces by revamping the purpose of the meeting and a company's meeting culture. Simply put, he wants companies to stop wasting time. Read This Before Our Next Meeting is a call to action employees and their bosses need to create companies that do meaningful work. The status quo must go. Now. Before it's too late.
Read This for Inspiration: Simple Sparks to Ignite Your Life
by Ashly PerezFrom former BuzzFeed personality Ashly Perez comes a funny, honest, and unabashedly feminist book of inspiration and wisdom to help you plant some roots, live in the process, and accept you for you.Take a break from mindless phone scrolling and empower yourself to live intentionally and find meaning all around you every single day. Read This for Inspiration, filled with short bursts of encouragement and enlightenment, is your staring place. Look inward and also way beyond your arm&’s length—these entries are inspiring not only for the wisdom they impart but also for the way they lift you up. Virtual BuzzFeed start turned television writer Ashley Perez has compiled all of the inspirations that have enriched her own life—influenced by history, literature, music, and her mom—to help you discover what motivates you. We all have to start somewhere.
Read This or Die!: Persuading Yourself to a Better Life
by Jeff Goins Ray EdwardsDiagnosed with a terminal illness, a leading marketing consultant discovers that what he has learned about persuading others might help him save his own life. Ray Edwards was one of the top marketers and copywriters in the business with A-list clients like Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, and Michael Hyatt when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. The diagnosis brought his life to a screeching halt and propelled Edwards to question everything he thought he knew about his Christian faith, his relationships, what kind of person he was, and how the world worked.Out of options and deeply depressed, Edwards decided he needed to turn his life around or die a failure. He had to let go of false beliefs and find better ones. To his surprise, he found that the principles of persuasion he’d honed for over four decades to move others could work for him. In the vein of The Last Lecture and Tuesdays with Morrie, Read This or Die! Is the tale of one man’s transformation and how he achieved it.Edwards outlines the powerful, time-tested PASTOR process he created that helped him identify and untangle the beliefs that were holding him back and provided a game plan for how to change his life:Pain: start with what hurtsAmplify: determine how it will get worse before it gets betterStory: find the story of a better futureTransformation: choose the evidence worth believingOpportunity: discern where change can happenResponse: set up a system that makes transformation stickFor anyone who wants to turn their life around but does not know how, the PASTOR method teaches how to harness marketing wisdom to get honest about what we really want from life and craft better beliefs and plans to help us start living life on our own terms.
Read Yourself Happy: How to Use Books to Ease Your Anxiety
by Daisy Buchanan‘Daisy’s words never fail to make me feel less alone.’- Dolly Alderton ‘Daisy Buchanan is already my go-to person for reading recommendations, and now she’s sharing her wisdom with the world! I can’t think of a better guide to the books that can heal, soothe, and inspire us.’ - Katherine May 'Daisy writes about anxiety with real honesty and kindness' Marian Keyes Read yourself calmer Read yourself courageous Read yourself free Forget ‘self-help’ and embrace ‘shelf-help’ by discovering the healing power of books and reading to inspire, comfort and fortify. In a hectic world that can feel uncertain and overwhelming, Daisy Buchanan offers the perfect antidote to all the noise, inviting us to discover the literary worlds that have helped her survive – and thrive. Featuring original interviews with David Nicholls, Ruby Rare, Emma Gannon, Catherine Gray and more, Daisy provides hard-won wisdom and personally curated reading lists to help you process your emotions and find more peace with every page.
Read the Room: The Holistic Guide to Build and Sustain Meaningful Relationships for Life
by Cavanaugh JamesMaximize your network with this one-stop guide to developing meaningful connections in life and business. Our fullest life begins the second we start living like we&’re not the only one in it. Whether it&’s with coworkers, friends, family, or a stranger at the grocery store, our relationships with other people are the key to our happiness, our success, and our well-being. With a unique approach to building and leveraging our socio- and emotional intelligence, Read the Room will help you expand your network more than ever before. In this comprehensive guide, readers will learn key strategies to create and sustain personal connections, including how to: Read social dynamics, empathetically intuit, and better connect with others Let your character lead for you Build relationships you didn&’t know you could have Tap into the authority and influence you didn&’t know you possessed View selflessness and empathy as renewable resources Told with author Cavanaugh James&’s characteristic compassion, wit, and honesty, Read the Room will show you how you can thrive in real emotional and relational health. Apply the tools and lessons in this book and unlock the limitless possibilities for your career and life. Read the room and watch your world change.
Read, Reflect, Respond: The 3 Rs of Growth and Change
by Gloria VanderhorstEXPLORE THE WOUNDED PARTS OF SELF WHICH CREATE UNHEALTHY ATTACHMENTS TO SELF AND OTHERS Many of us walk around desperately trying to fill the empty void within us with anything that on the surface looks promising. We hook into relationships, jobs, friendships, substances, and adrenaline; letting these things define our reality instead of taking the initiative to define our own. These patterns are born from a wounded part of ourselves from long ago. We spend most of our time trying to address wounded needs rather than our actual ones. This journal is designed to help keep the reader focused on their actual needs while identifying the wounded ones which tend to drive us on a daily basis. The creation for the original version of this working journal was inspired from Dale Ryder's work with families suffering with addiction and traumas. The core message of the journal is similar to her previous journal but has changed and morphed after her experience of great loss and great love over the past 10 years. It is also a companion book to the spiritual journey she wrote titled Surviving Irene: Releasing the Need for the Wounded Child." These two creations have been a labor of love demonstrating Dale's personal growth, as she has helped others navigate theirs.
Reader's Digest Health Secrets: The Best Remedies from Around the World
by Editors at Reader's DigestDiet secrets from the Amazon, Okinawa, and Greenland<P><P> Longevity secrets from Sardinia, Costa Rica, and Greece<P> Memory secrets from ancient societies of Africa and Aboriginal Australia<P> Fertility secrets from China and India<P> Thousands of tips for a healthy mind and body
Reading Arendt in the Waiting Room: A Philosophy Primer for an Anxious Age
by Jonathan FoilesAnxiety may be the defining feeling of our current era, and though it affects many people on a deeply personal level, the last few years have also witnessed the rise of more communal feelings of dread and unknowing, problems that sometimes seem too bi
Reading For Life: A Reading Manual For Transitioning Into College
by Faith Christiansen Judi QuimbyA study guide for: Tuesdays with Morrie The Last Lecture We Beat the Streets Learning from the Heart
Reading People Celebrity Edition: The Body Language of Your Favorite Stars
by Sanjay Burman M.HTThe secret to knowing whether a person is telling the truth or notisn't from their words, but from their actions! Body language will always tell the truth no matter how much a person may try to hide it. Now you can learn when a celebrity, politician or even someone around you is being honest! Is that person telling the truth if they lookyou in the eye? No. That's a myth. Learn the truth and dispel the myths to get a better read on your boss, friend, family or even the people you watch on TV!Examples from: TIGER WOODS, JESSE JAMES, MEL GIBSON, BILL CLINTON, PARIS HILTON and many others.
Reading People: A Master Hypnotherapist's Guide to Understanding People in 60 Seconds!
by Sanjay Burman M.HT"You have an easy way of explaining things."-Shirley MaclaineSee what is not being shown and hear what is not being said.Did you know that a micro-gesture occurs 1/8 of a second before a word is spoken? Or how about the person that pats you on the back while hugging you is actually uncomfortable? When you try to impress her and she smiles without showing "crows feet" around her eyes, don't feel good about yourself.By looking at a desk, tell how the person reacts to pressure. Find what a person is most insecure about, and what they truly feel towards you.Reading people takes observing people. Through the exercises in the book you will get more comfortable doing so, and the techniques can help you in our personal and professional life.Don't guess! Let them tell you everything!
Reading People: How to Understand People and Predict Their Behavior-- Anytime, Anyplace
by Jo-Ellan Dimitrius Wendy Patrick MazzarellaHow can you "hear between the lines" to detect a lie? When is intuition the best guide to making important decisions? What are the tell-tale signs of romantic attraction? Jo-Ellan Dimitrius--America's leading behavioral expert--shows us how to spot the critical clues to a person's integrity, work habits, and sexual interests, and to interpret these signs with accuracy and precision. In this phenomenal guide--now revised and updated--Dimitrius shows us how to read a person like a book. By decoding the hidden messages in appearance, tone of voice, facial expression, and personal habit, she applies the secrets of her extraordinary courtroom success to the everyday situations we all face at work, at home, and in relationships. New material includes: * How to read people in the age of terror: what to watch for during air travel and trips abroad, and vital information regarding student behaviors in the Columbine High School and Virginia Tech shootings * What to look for on the Internet: how to decipher behavioral patterns found in and altered by e-mail, text and instant messaging, and on sites like MySpace * Facts on body language and health: how chronic illnesses such as Asperger syndrome and Parkinson's disease influence the way people are perceived, and essential tips on how to counter these misperceptions * Fascinating new case studies: how body-reading techniques impacted jury selection and verdicts in major trial battles, including the Enron case Whether your focus is friendship or marriage, career or family, romance or professional success, Reading People gives you the skills you need to make sound, swift decisions and reap the benefits of razor-sharp insight. Praise for Reading People: "Your eyes will be opened as mine have been by these tips from America's leading people-readers. " -Chris Matthews. "[A] valuable guide ... practical, good advice for discerningly 'reading' others and becoming more aware of the myriad of nonverbal messages one conveys." -Kirkus Reviews.
Reading and Writing Cancer: How Words Heal
by Susan GubarAn important addition to the literature of cancer by an award-winning scholar and memoirist. Elaborating upon her "Living with Cancer" column in the New York Times, Susan Gubar helps patients, caregivers, and the specialists who seek to serve them. In a book both enlightening and practical, she describes how the activities of reading and writing can right some of cancer's wrongs. To stimulate the writing process, she proposes specific exercises, prompts, and models. In discussions of the diary of Fanny Burney, the stories of Leo Tolstoy and Alice Munro, numerous memoirs, novels, paintings, photographs, and blogs, Gubar shows how readers can learn from art that deepens our comprehension of what it means to live or die with the disease. From a writer whose own memoir, Memoir of a Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer, was described by the New York Times Book Review as "moving and instructive...and incredibly brave," this volume opens a path to healing.