An inspirational book that includes articles on happiness, motivation, relief from stress and other related topics. The emphasis throughout the book is to "Live for today," and not worry about the future and any mistakes you have made in the past. How to enjoy life more, how to use positive thinking and how to raise you "happiness set point" are also discussed.
Write from the Heart is a collection of poetry that opens the mind as well as the heart. It shows how to express your feelings in words deeply but generously, thereby, getting your point(S) across. Reading is a way of healing at times. These poems will deliver a sense of peace letting you know that you are not alone in certain real life drama. We all go through things, there are titles like A Piece of Hell on a Silver Platter, Cries Falling on Deaf Ears, Once in a Lifetime Love, A Stranger Prayed for Me, Step Out on Faith, Love Me in Your Heart, Without Yu, An Internet Affair and many others. Life is full of challenges that we all have to face head on. It does not mater if you are ready or not changes are coming. In the words of Steve Harvey, life is 10 percent of what happens to you and 90 percent of what you do about what happens to you. So it is not the action, it is rather the reaction. Sometimes bad situations end up producing wonderful results.
Developed for work with individuals in detention or incarceration, this user-friendly therapeutic card set is effective and clinically powerful. Clients, themselves, choose cards from the therapeutic deck. The set includes 37 cards, which direct, and assist the client, in opening up about difficult topics. Questions lead the clinician in exploring the roots of the clients' issues, as well as their impact, in the deeper levels of the mind, body and spirit. Each card addresses a specific issue, containing a DIRECTIVE (discussion prompt) on one side, and a TASK (what the client is to learn/change as a result) on the other. Cards are typically used by having clients read and address the DIRECTIVE in group or individual sessions. This then leads to clinical discussion about the issue prompted by the card. Each issue is related to a particular facet of treatment, and expected to provide the client with insight or coping skills to achieve therapeutic progress, in their area of treatment. After processing the therapeutic prompt, clients can read the TASK, which explains how their DIRECTIVE connected to treatment. A Manual is included with the set. The manual explains the theory and etiology of each Therapy Card topic from a client-centered systems approach. This information is very approachable and can be used to psychoeducate clients about the issues they are experiencing. The manual also gives step-by-step instruction in how to use the Therapy Cards during session, ways to present the cards, and how to integrate the cards into treatment. The manual provides content for each card that can be used by the therapist as follow-up information for clients, making Therapy Cards a truly out-of-the-box product that can be used by any clinician. Clinicians appreciate Therapy Cards because they help establish therapeutic rapport, create positive associations with processing therapeutic issues, and help clients make progress in treatment. At the end, clinicians can list the goal given on each card in the therapy notes for each client, to document the clinical intervention used. Therapy Cards can be used in individual, group, or family settings. Prison Therapy Cards cover the topics: • Relationships • Interpersonal Skills • Re-integrating Into Society • Managing Aggression • Decision Making • Managing Anxiety • Accountability
Play dates, soccer practice, day care, political correctness, drudgery without facts, television, video games, constant supervision, endless distractions: these and other insidious trends in child rearing and education are now the hallmarks of childhood. As author Anthony Esolen demonstrates in this elegantly written, often wickedly funny book, almost everything we are doing to children now constricts their imaginations, usually to serve the ulterior motives of the constrictors. Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child takes square aim at these accelerating trends, in a bitingly witty style reminiscent of C. S. Lewis, while offering parents—and children—hopeful alternatives. Esolen shows how imagination is snuffed out at practically every turn: in the rearing of children almost exclusively indoors; in the flattening of love to sex education, and sex education to prurience and hygiene; in the loss of traditional childhood games; in the refusal to allow children to organize themselves into teams; in the effacing of the glorious differences between the sexes; in the dismissal of the power of memory, which creates the worst of all possible worlds in school—drudgery without even the merit of imparting facts; in the strict separation of the child’s world from the adult’s; and in the denial of the transcendent, which places a low ceiling on the child’s developing spirit and mind. But Esolen doesn’t stop at pointing out the problem; he offers clear solutions as well. With charming stories from his own boyhood and an assist from the master authors and thinkers of the Western tradition, Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child is a welcome respite from the overwhelming banality of contemporary culture. Interwoven throughout this indispensable guide to child rearing is a rich tapestry of the literature, music, art, and thought that once enriched the lives of American children. Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child confronts contemporary trends in parenting and schooling by reclaiming lost traditions. This practical, insightful book is essential reading for any parent who cares about the paltry thing that childhood has become, and who wants to give a child something beyond the dull drone of today’s culture.
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
#1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell believes that any setback, whether professional or personal, can be turned into a step forward when you possess the right tools to turn a loss into a gain. Drawing on nearly fifty years of leadership experience, Dr. Maxwell provides a roadmap for winning by examining the eleven elements that constitute the DNA of learners who succeed in the face of problems, failure, and losses. 1. Humility - The Spirit of Learning 2. Reality - The Foundation of Learning 3. Responsibility - The First Step of Learning 4. Improvement - The Focus of Learning 5. Hope - The Motivation of Learning 6. Teachability - The Pathway of Learning 7. Adversity - The Catalyst of Learning 8. Problems - The Opportunities of Learning9. Bad Experiences - The Perspective for Learning10. Change - The Price of Learning 11. Maturity - The Value of Learning Learning is not easy during down times, it takes discipline to do the right thing when something goes wrong. As John Maxwell often points out--experience isn't the best teacher; evaluated experience is.
In a world that's moving so fast, it's easy to lose your sense of purpose. Clarkson journeys with you to explore what it means to live meaningfully, follow God truly, and bring much-needed order to your chaos. Discover what it means to own your life, and dare to trust God's hands as He richly shapes your character, family, work, and soul.
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to catch all the breaks and win over and over again? What do the super successful know? What is standing between you and your wildest dreams? The Book of Mistakes will take you on an inspiring journey, following an ancient manuscript with powerful lessons that will transform your life. You'll meet David, a young man who with each passing day is more disheartened and stressed. Despite a decent job, apartment, and friends, he just feels hollow . . . until one day he meets a mysterious young woman and everything starts to change. In this self-help tale wrapped in fiction, you'll learn the nine mistakes that prevent many from achieving their goals. You'll learn how to overcome these hurdles and reinvent your life. This success parable is packed with wisdom that will help you discover and follow your personal purpose, push beyond your perceived capabilities, and achieve more than you ever dreamed possible. You'll find yourself returning again and again to a deceptively simple story that teaches actionable insights and enduring truths.
