From empty feelings to a new beginning this book has it all. Stokes goes straight to the heart of relationships, feelings, love, families and the everyday trials and tribulations of life. She captures the essence of a variety of soulful emotions. This book speaks about ...the insecurities, vulnerabilities and weakness we don’t want to admit to. Using the powerful words of poetry, Kimberley, expresses the manifestation of love and describes how one can create a new beginning. Expressions from a Reflective Soul will have you questioning some of your answers instead of looking for answers to all of your questions.
We are, all of us, collectively creating the everyday world we experience with our senses. And we are creating this reality with an ineffable consciousness.The Reflective Soul thoughtfully examines the unifying idea that beyond judgment, preconception, observation and what we believe our reality might be lies this simple truth: everything each of us experiences is an altruistic expression of creation. We are intricately and eternally connected.Our bodies and their earthly experiences are simply projections of our divine selves into the realm of what we perceive as reality. Ancient mystery schools, varied religious texts, anthropology, philosophy, mythology, quantum physics, metaphysics, near death experiences, mediumship, and prophetic realizations reaffirm that our consciousness continues after the change called death.This book offers you an opportunity to reconnect with a deeper part of yourself that you only recently may have become aware. It is presented so that you may engage in a contemplative process that leads to a deeper understanding of the soul.This book is about you, me... we.
Alex T. Lake might seem like a happy, cheerful personand for the most part, she is. But just like everyone else, shes had bumps in the road, and writing down her thoughts has helped her process and overcome challenges along the way. In this book of reflections, she shares some of her most intimate thoughts and feelings, because she knows shes not the only one who has ever felt disappointed, angry, and unloved. If youre feeling things that you think you shouldnt or want some reassurance that you arent the only one who has lost on the battlefield of love, then youll appreciate the candid confessions in Reflection.
Did you know that you are your own worst enemy? That the conflict within you is destroying your daily life, keeping you from living in peace and harmony? But there is good news! Once you recognize this, you can begin a journey of self-discovery, eradicating the monster lurking inside, and unveiling your true purpose. A Treasure Chest of Phrases, Expressions, and Idioms is a collection of over 2500 sayings—some light and witty, some thought-provoking and serious—with an overarching theme of encouragement and a message of faith and spirituality, designed to help you overcome temptation and evil, avoid hidden pitfalls that diminish your days, and live peacefully and happily. This book is full of insight about the heart (invisible and spiritual), which is influenced by concupiscence (sexual desires), whose goal it is to mislead the heart, and the importance of developing a strong soul in order to help the heart from allowing this to happen. You will sometimes laugh and sometimes ruminate over these unique and creative sayings, including: • If you blog, make sure you also jog. • Count your blessings, not your bank balance. • Let your soul be the doctor, mind be the nurse, and heart be the patient. • When you giggle, your heart jiggles. A Treasure Chest of Phrases, Expressions, and Idioms will assist you in discovering the root causes and symptoms of moral degradation and ways you can cure it so you can live your best life.
From Reviews of the second edition: 'Christopher Johns is an internationally recognised pioneer of reflective practice in nursing and health care. The first edition of this book was an excellent resource and this updated version is equally impressive. This is a superb resource for nurses and all those eager to enhance their knowledge and skills in reflective practice. It is well presented, user-friendly and stimulating.' Nursing Standard Becoming a Reflective Practitioner is a practical guide to using reflection in every day clinical practice. It explores the value of using models of reflection, with particular reference to Christopher Johns' own model for structured reflection. Becoming a Reflective Practitioner includes accounts of everyday practice to guide the reader through the stages of reflective practice within the context of care, 'desirable practice', and the caring relationship. This third edition reflects significant developments in reflective theory and gives greater attention to different approaches to reflection including the use of narrative dialogue. New chapters are included on ensuring quality and managing conflict. Exemplars are included throughout and further references and reflected reading are included at the end of each chapter. Reflective practice is acknowledged as an effective approach to developing nursing care which evolves as the practitioner develops his or her own practice. This book will therefore be of interest to all nurses involved in developing their clinical practice. A practical guide to developing reflective practice Reflects significant developments in reflective theory Examines Christopher Johns’ own model for structured reflection Centred on care and the caring relationship Challenges practitioners to question their practice
This edited collection investigates the kinds of philosophical reflection we can undertake in the imaginative worlds of literature. Opening with a look into the relations between philosophical thought and literary interpretation, the volume proceeds through absorbing discussions of the ways we can see life through the lens of literature, the relations between philosophical saying and literary showing, and some ways we can see the literary past philosophically and assess its significance for the present. Taken as a whole, the volume shows how imagined contexts can be a source of knowledge, a source of conceptual clarification, and a source of insight and understanding. And because philosophical thinking is undertaken, after all, in words, a heightened sensitivity to the precise employments of our words – particularly philosophically central words such as truth, reality, perception, knowledge, selfhood, illusion, understanding, falsehood – can bring a clarity and a refreshed sense of the life that our words take on in fully-described contexts of usage. And in these imagined contexts we can also see more acutely and deeply into the meaning of words about words – metaphor and figurative tropes, verbal coherence, intelligibility, implication, sense, and indeed the word “meaning” itself. Moving from a philosophical issue into a literary world in which the central concepts of that issue are in play can thus enrich our comprehension of those concepts and, in the strongest cases, substantively change the way we see them. With a combination of conceptual acuity and literary sensitivity, this volume maps out some of the territory that philosophical reflection and literary engagement share.
13 slide presentations, Dornach, Oct. 8, 1916 - Oct. 29, 1917 (CW 292) "I am going to show you a series of reproductions, of slides, from a period in art history to which the human mind will probably always return to contemplate and consider; for, if we consider history as a reflection of inner spiritual impulses, it is precisely in this evolutionary moment that we see certain human circumstances, ones that are among the deepest and most decisive for the outer course of human history, expressed through a relationship to art." --Rudolf Steiner Rudolf Steiner understood that the history of art is a field in which the evolution of consciousness is symptomatically and transparently revealed. This informal sequence of thirteen lectures was given during the darkest hours of World War I. It was a moment when the negative consequences of what he called the age of the consciousness soul, which began around 1417, were made most terribly apparent. In these lectures he sought to provide an antidote to pessimism. After describing the movement of consciousness from Greece into Rome, coupled with influences from the Orthodox East, he showed how these influences transformed as the Middle Ages became the Renaissance. The process that begins with Cimabue and Giotto develops, deepens, and becomes more conscious in the great Renaissance masters Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Then this movement continues with the Northern masters, Dürer and Holbein, as well as the German tradition. One entire lecture is devoted to Rembrandt, followed by one on Dutch and Flemish paintings. Themes are woven together to show how past epochs of consciousness and art live again in our consciousness-soul period. Replete with interesting information and more than 600 color and black-and-white images, these lectures are rich and dense with ideas, enabling us to understand both the art of the Renaissance and the transformation of consciousness it announced. These lectures demonstrate (to paraphrase Shelley) that artists truly are the unacknowledged legislators of the age. Art History as a Reflection of Inner Spiritual Impulses is a translation from German of Kunstgeschichte als Abbild innerer geistiger Impulse (GA 292, Rudolf Steiner Verlag, 2000).
Wisdom and Reflection: An Analysis of Iosif Andriasov's 100 Quotes for a Better Life By Arshak Andriasov Dive into the profound world of Iosif Andriasov through the lens of his son, Arshak Andriasov, in this compelling analysis of 100 life-changing quotes. This book is more than just a collection of sayings; it's a journey through the philosophical insights of a visionary composer and thinker, interpreted to guide you towards a more virtuous and fulfilling life. Key Features: Inspirational Insights: Each quote is meticulously dissected to reveal deep philosophical and practical insights that encourage personal growth. Legacy of Wisdom: Explore the enduring wisdom of Iosif Andriasov, whose thoughts on life, morality, and human dignity have inspired countless individuals to lead more meaningful lives. Practical Applications: Learn how to apply these timeless truths to your everyday life, enhancing your interactions and decisions with a foundation of virtue and integrity. Beautifully Presented: The book is crafted not only for easy reading but also as a beautiful keepsake that you'll return to time and again.
