This dynamic manual, written by two experts in the fields of creativity and business, is packed with illuminating anecdotes, take-charge advice, and fun-to-do exercises that show readers how to liberate their creative genie and increase joy in their lives.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Anna Quindlen, hailed by the New York Times as “America’s resident sane person,” offers a collection of “engaging, fresh, [and] funny” (Chicago Tribune) essays about growing up, becoming a parent, spirituality, and more. “The lightning bugs are back. They are small right now, babies really, flying low to the ground as the lawn dissolves from green to black in the dusk. There are constellations of them outside the window; on, off, on, off. At first the little boy cannot see them; then, suddenly, he does. ‘Mommy, it’s magic,’ he say. “This is why I had children; because of the lightning bugs.” The voice is Anna Quindlen’s. But we know the hopes, dreams, fears, and wonder expressed in all her nonfiction, for most of us share them. Quindlen first vaulted to national attention with her “Life in the 30s” columns for The New York Times, and this wonderful collection of her early work shows why this Pulitzer Prize–winning author remains in the spotlight.
New York Times best-selling author Cornel West is one of America's most provocative and admired public intellectuals. Whether in the classroom, the streets, the prisons, or the church, Dr. West's penetrating brilliance has been a bright beacon shining through the darkness for decades. Yet, as he points out in this new memoir, I've never taken ...
The noted actress recounts her early shyness and anxieties, her years as a contract actress at Universal, her break with the studio system, her subsequent career in film, the theater, and television, and her personal life.
Living Life Out Loud is JacQuails long-awaited third volume of poetry! When life hits, her pen goes to the pad, turning her lifes stories and testimonies into poetry. Living Life Out Loud is a revelation of its title. JacQuail talks about her life as a new wife and mother and all the happiness and hard times that she has encountered through the years. She doesnt hold anything back! Speaking from five emotional elements that we all facelove, pain, forgiveness, deliverance, and happinessJacQuail shares her stories in metaphorical wordplay. These poems were intended to make your thoughts dance, your conscious rise, and your choices change for the betterment of your life and those you invite into your love space. She infuses personal testimonies, poetry, and a little bit of self-reflection for the reader in this book. Her goal is to share her story to encourage others to do the same with self-reflection, correction, and victory! Victory is when you find the happiness that lies within yourself! It is definitely a book that will keep you enticed and your eyes glued to the pages. If you want to see how JacQuail has developed as a woman and writer, you must read this book! The poetry is on another level, and so is she!
Following your purpose can be difficult, especially when we have to work through everyday life. Live out Loud gives you a safe space to accept your personal truths, erase fear, create boundaries, find your village and live within your personal purpose...Even when it's hard!
Remember those childhood days spent running in your bare feet, playing make-believe, and most of all, living life with wonderment? That youthful enthusiasm and playfulness are key to discovering who you are and what you love to do. Living Out Loud is the perfect prescription for a creative jump start to your life. Included are games, projects, activities, crafts, postcards, and playful ideas that will send you off on an exciting adventure, where you'll discover inspiration around and within you.
A journal and workbook dedicated to holding a space for honest reflection, building self awareness and exploring passions, ideas and interests. Explore activities across four topics: 1. Self, 2. Relationships, 3. Career, 4. Passions.
Dying Out Loud is the story of Stan, his wife, Ann, their children Elle and Stanley, and their dedication to following God no matter what the cost. They traded the comforts of suburban southern California for the crowded cobblestone streets of the Middle East. They explored remote areas and they befriended nomadic tribes people, courageously bringing a message of hope and freedom to those needing to hear it.But none of those adventures would compare to where God led them next: a journey of visions, revelations, and sorrow. A journey into stage-four cancer, and a journey that beckoned them to walk the shrouded path through the Valley of the Shadow of Death.Yet even there they discovered peace, grace, and a new hope for the lost around them.