This edited volume qualifies black love on the basis of black identity. Much of what is experienced of blackness as an identity arises out of a juxtaposition to other races and identities, particularly whiteness. The contributors in this volume resist the idea of black love in reference to whiteness by exposing the hidden toxicities that come with a focus on whiteness. They reflect on intricate and intimate relationship dynamics that arise out of a violent and challenging past between Black women and Black men.
As her journey from India to America continues; her perception, experience and understanding of cultural differences continue to evolve. The first-generation immigrants have struggled to establish themselves in the midst of interracial conflicts and little family support. Their children started out with an incomplete family picture, were raised in dual cultures and ended up split between wrongs and rights. Their relationships with their children are need-based or lost. Many of them don't get to see their grandchildren, let alone get to bond with them. They dream to hear their doorbell ring to hear, "Yoo-hoo, where are you," "Peek a boo," or "I thought you were a ghost."
Secrets to Emotional Wealth explores the critical importance that connecting with and processing feelings has on our ability to achieve happiness, love, and meaning in our lives. It also describes the six core feelings and explores how the way in which how we learn to come to terms with these feelings during our early lives results in creating defenses to avoid facing feelings. It also explores the importance of the beliefs that we establish early in life, based on conclusions we draw from both information and experience, many of which are false. These beliefs are reinforced as time goes on, distorting our core selves, and creating a false reality that is inconsistent with our basic nature. Secrets to Emotional wealth shows that we each possess within ourselves the ability to be truly happy, the gaining of a higher level of consciousness, and the powerful realization that we are indeed the architects of our own reality.
They say that the most purest love of all is your childs love for you especially between a father and his daughter. This is my story; its a true story of struggle, pain and love. It takes you through the trials of being a foreigner and growing up in a family that looked normal but had a lot of hidden troubles. It takes place in the US and it goes as far back as I can remember and suddenly it all comes crashing down once my love for my daughter reveals all the hurt and disappointment inside of me. I also realize that through her love, I had to face these demons and can come to terms with these feelings in order to give that true love back.
Strong, functional families do exist today. But if you want jto establish healthy patterns in your own family, you'll need to learn how to recognize and apply the qualities they share. Gary Chapman introduces them in Five Signs of a Functional Family.
Provides guidance to men on how to focus on goals, acknowledge one's faults, and have a meaningful relationship with Christ to find faith, strength, and genuine love.
Feeling lost or overwhelmed? Is your life in need of the healing power of the Lord? Soothe your soul with these amazing and encouraging sermons from one of God's devoted followers, Rev. Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo. Containing forty inspiring sermons, Restore Me delivers a message of hope, love, and faith. From her humble beginnings in South Africa to her flight to America and a new, frightening life, Mahlangu-Ngcobo draws upon her own struggles as well as current events to bring insight and wisdom to her writings. Covering all areas of our spiritual, emotional, social, economic, and political lives, her sermons will bring restoration to your spirit. In clear, concise language, Mahlangu-Ngcobo offers wisdom and insight to help you navigate your daily journey. She explores the doubts, fears, and perplexities we all experience and shows you how to find new understanding and guidance. Each sermon contains the scriptures pertinent to the discussion, allowing you to absorb the Word of the Lord and use it each and every day. Short enough to be read on your lunch hour or coffee break, these sermons are, as one reader called it, "vitamin for the soul." Get your daily dose of grace and love with Restore Me today!
A Work Book which assist women in thinking about what were you designed for, what is your purpose in life? A personal look at women from 3 different perspectives: 1. Written, what does the word woman mean 2. Physical, the Woman in the mirror 3. Structural, anatomy and physiology 101 Once a woman knows that Jesus created her for a purpose, she can then do Gods will freely.
Lyssette Ravell finds herself smack dab in the middle of a mess her brother started. When a new threat surfaces to threaten the Vampire/Human alliance recently set in place, she finds herself teamed with Kristain Marshall, who just so happens to be her almost brother-in-law. Sent to rescue her brother Eli from the clutches of Rudolpho's daughter Valerious, Lyssette finds more than she bargained for. There's a traitor on the Vampire Council. Now, Lyssette must save her brother, root out this traitor and at the same time avoid at all cost falling in love with Kristain, the one man who could make her forget all the vows she's ever taken as an agent of the VCI.
