Life Doesn't have to be a Sentence
Life Doesn't have to be a Sentence

Author: Dara Hearold

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2022-08-11

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13:

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Their book unfolds the powerful story of Brian’s journey from prison to transforming his life by taking full responsibility for his choices and actions. Through his story, Brian emphasizes that, despite difficult circumstances, making good decisions is always possible. His transformation is a testament to the power of accountability and the impact of positive choices. Brian’s journey further transformed when he reconnected with Dara, a grade school sweetheart. Their reunion blossomed into a unique friendship and partnership rooted in trust, communication, mutual respect, and a beautiful love story. United with a shared vision of creating non-judgmental spaces and communities, Brian and Dara began speaking and sharing their stories to inspire others. Together their work extends to mentoring and volunteering, embodying their commitment to positive impact. Brian and Dara Hearold’s story is about; resilience, redemption, and the enduring power of good choices. They aim to inspire readers to take control of their lives, make better decisions, and believe in the possibility of positive change.

Unfuck Your Depression: Depression doesn't have to be a life sentence if you are the judge
Unfuck Your Depression: Depression doesn't have to be a life sentence if you are the judge

Author: Evette Rose

Publisher: Evette Rose

Published: 2023-07-16

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13:

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Depression can feel like a weight that’s impossible to lift. It can sap your energy and make it hard to motivate yourself to do anything. But depression is not a sign of weakness or something you can “snap out of” on your own. It’s an actual condition that which often requires treatment. There are many different types of depression, and it can have a variety of causes. Some people experience depression in response to a specific event, such as losing a job or the death of a loved one. Others have ongoing, long-term problems that contribute to their depression, such as chronic illness or poverty. Depression doesn’t discriminate. It can affect people of any age, race, or gender. And it’s not always easy to recognize. I eventually gave depression a kick up its ass. In this book, I share my journey with depression that followed me well into my adult life. Believe me, I learned a lot along the way. My determination to put this condition to rest was my biggest liberation in life. Whatever it takes, know that it is possible to unfuck your depression and find your happiness.

Life Don't Have To End
Life Don't Have To End

Author: Cricket Barrazotto

Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.

Published: 2013-11-04

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1622874447

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"Life Don't Have To End." is a compilation of stories, images, and wisdom from HIV positive men and women. Over a two-year period, more than 60 courageous individuals from the JACQUES Initiative of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine dictated their personal life stories to Cricket Barrazotto, a friend to the JACQUES Initiative and photographer, for the purpose of compiling a book. These contributors wanted their voices and stories to be inspirational to others. The book speaks to the resiliency of the human spirit and body. Readers are exposed to tragedy and triumph as they share in the intimate journeys of the book's contributors. Additionally, Ms. Barrazotto spent a year teaching photography to several of the book's contributors. It is the clients' photographic imagery that illustrates the book.

A Little Life
A Little Life

Author: Hanya Yanagihara

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 833

ISBN-13: 0804172706

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life

Author: Marc Mauer

Publisher: The New Press

Published: 2018-12-11

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 162097410X

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"I can think of no authors more qualified to research the complex impact of life sentences than Marc Mauer and Ashley Nellis. They have the expertise to track down the information that all citizens need to know and the skills to translate that research into accessible and powerful prose." —Heather Ann Thompson, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Blood in the Water From the author of the classic Race to Incarcerate, a forceful and necessary argument for eliminating life sentences, including profiles of six people directly impacted by life sentences by formerly incarcerated author Kerry Myers Most Western democracies have few or no people serving life sentences, yet here in the United States more than 200,000 people are sentenced to such prison terms. Marc Mauer and Ashley Nellis of The Sentencing Project argue that there is no practical or moral justification for a sentence longer than twenty years. Harsher sentences have been shown to have little effect on crime rates, since people "age out" of crime—meaning that we're spending a fortune on geriatric care for older prisoners who pose little threat to public safety. Extreme punishment for serious crime also has an inflationary effect on sentences across the spectrum, helping to account for severe mandatory minimums and other harsh punishments. A thoughtful and stirring call to action, The Meaning of Life also features moving profiles of a half dozen people affected by life sentences, written by former "lifer" and award-winning writer Kerry Myers. The book will tie in to a campaign spearheaded by The Sentencing Project and offers a much-needed road map to a more humane criminal justice system.

50 Things Your Life Doesn't Need
50 Things Your Life Doesn't Need

Author: Sam Davidson

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2010-11-24

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1618581163

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Life as a series of distractions is seldom passionate and may even feel purposeless. But eliminating all the background noise, in search of that one intelligent passion that imparts to life a meaningful goal, can be difficult. For those in search of their calling, 50 Things Your Life Doesn’t Need offers simple ways to fine-tune the frequency so that finding your passion becomes feasible. What are some things that you could eliminate to make your passionate contribution to the world a realizable goal? How about long commutes to and from the workplace storage units for all that extra stuff small dreams and bucket lists a tyranny of T-shirts unbatched errands and bad wine this book That’s right, this book. But you will have to read it to find out why!

Jesus Over Everything
Jesus Over Everything

Author: Lisa Whittle

Publisher: W Publishing Group

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780785231981

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As Christian women, we desire to put Jesus first. We want to prioritize him above all, knowing instinctively that when we do, everything else in our lives will fall into alignment. Yet life feels complicated, and the demands of our daily lives leave our priorities out of order and our hearts longing for more. Author, speaker, and Bible teacher Lisa Whittle is passionate about helping people pursue Jesus for life, grow deep roots of faith, and walk strong in a world that so often seems to have gone crazy. In Jesus Over Everything, Lisa shares eight statements of choice to help us grow in our understanding of what it means to put Jesus first amid the craziness our days bring, including choices such as commitment over mood, steady over hype, holiness over freedom, service over spotlight, and more. Jesus Over Everything is a practical, compelling picture of what we crave yet struggle to define as we seek to give God his rightful place in our everyday lives.

Easier Than You Think ...because life doesn't have to be so hard
Easier Than You Think ...because life doesn't have to be so hard

Author: Richard Carlson

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0061835757

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All of us are looking for ways to take control of our lives, whether in our relationships, our families, our work, our health, or our future plans. Daily challenges have a way of overwhelming us, making life harder than it needs to be. The good news is that the answers are out there. And they are Easier Than You Think. In the phenomenal bestseller Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, Richard Carlson taught millions of readers how to stop the little things in life from driving them crazy. Now, in Easier Than You Think, Carlson demonstrates how making simple yet effective changes can get our life back on course. With his unique blend of storytelling and advice, Carlson offers proven ways that even the smallest amounts of change can add up to become a fortune of difference in our lives.

Life Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Wonderful
Life Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Wonderful

Author: Richard Todd Canton

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2015-08-28

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1491775815

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Richard Todd Canton knows all too well that when tragedy strikes, you can either triumph or fail. When he was accused of a sexual offense while working as a teachers assistant, he looked right into the lens of a television camera and said hed stood up for every kid in town, and he hoped that someone would stand up for him. Almost everyone did exactly what he asked. A tireless worker, hes also been a waiter, a store clerk, a television host, an author, and a newspaper column writerall at the same time. Long hours have been tough, but hes gotten satisfaction out of the work. In this series of vignettes, he urges readers to: Never give in to labels or opinion; be your own person. Never give up on yourself or others will surely follow. Accept the things you cannot change like death; embrace both good and bad memories, and keep marching. Make something good out of lifes toughest situations. Through a divorce and losing family members and friends, there were times Canton felt lost, but hes always managed to survive. You can, too, with the realizations in Life Doesnt Have to be Perfect to be Wonderful.