Fresh Thoughts and Peaceful Reflections

Fresh Thoughts and Peaceful Reflections
Author: Lisa Collett
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2012-09
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1620246953

Have you ever wished you were never born? Have you ever thought that life couldn't possibly get any worse, and then it did? What about that promotion that you didn't receive or that goal you didn't achieve? If you've ever struggled with issues of depression, heartache, or disappointment, then find peace and refreshment in this inspiring collection of devotions. God desires to have a real relationship with his children, and he wants everyone to see themselves as he does. Remember that you are a child of God, and with his help you can overcome despair. In this book, Lisa challenges readers to dig deep into their souls and allow God to be God. After all, it's all about apples and wings anyway. Everyone needs to take time in their lives for Fresh Thoughts and Peaceful Reflections!

Coffee Thoughts

Coffee Thoughts
Author: David Dalton
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2012-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1475946341

Thoughts shape our reactions, tailor our responses, and contribute wholeness to our psychological well-being, while shaping our spiritual attributes and structuring our relational interactions. In Coffee Thoughts, author Dr. David Dalton offers reflections to help shape and analyze our thoughts. Throughout this guide to managing your own thought processes, Dalton explores some of the doubts, fears, and perplexities he has experienced in various life situations and illustrates how he found comfort and guidance in his spirituality and in simple pleasures. He presents forty reflections followed by personal coaching questions, covering a host of life experiences: - Reflecting deeply - Embracing the situation - Learning to trust - Rediscovering one's gifts - Admitting weakness - Expressing the beauty of today - Exhibiting faith among life's challenges Intended for daily use and study, Coffee Thoughts offers a gentle and relaxed way of approaching what is often one of our most feared challenges, "the remaking of ourselves."

Pastoral Prayers to Share, Year B

Pastoral Prayers to Share, Year B
Author: David Sparks
Publisher: Wood Lake Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2011
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1551455927

Just what is pastoral prayer all about? When we pray for others and ourselves, what are we attempting to do? As David Sparks explains, as pastoral pray-ers we are about bringing ourselves into right relationship with God, both as individuals and as a faith community. As pastoral pray-ers, we are about expressing our compassion for suffering humanity, and fulfilling God's intention of establishing God's realm on earth. Pastoral pray-ers are also about being involved in the answers to our prayers. There's no trying to persuade God to do what we ourselves could do with some energy and effort here! Sparks writes his prayers to awaken in us an awareness of where to put our energy and use our faith to bring about God's kingdom on earth. The paryers cover local and worldwide events, individual and congregational concerns. They are lectionary-based and responsive and can be easily adapted to particular circumstances and used in a variety of settings.

Beauty Begins

Beauty Begins
Author: Chris Shook
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1601427301

“Beauty begins. That’s the point of this book. Our understanding of beauty got started somewhere and somehow, and probably due to someone. Now that may have been a good start, but then again it may not have.” We live in a culture obsessed with beauty. Walk by any magazine stand or turn on a television and you’ll be bombarded with the images and ideals that our culture believes are the definition of beautiful. And if you’re like most women, you’ve probably spent countless hours trying to measure up to this standard whether you realize it or not. But if you don’t make peace with your reflection, you’ll end up declaring war on yourself. That’s where mother-daughter team Chris Shook and Megan Shook Alpha want to help. In Beauty Begins, they challenge each of us to trade the pressure of perfection for God's perfect love. Poignant, relevant, and relatable, Beauty Begins is for every woman who wants to reclaim what it means to be truly beautiful.

A Handful of Rice - gleaning Peace

A Handful of Rice - gleaning Peace
Author: Eric Lovald
Publisher: watercourse.press
Total Pages: 106
Release:
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

Physically moving around in one’s immediate environment makes them aware of an ethical need for interacting well, both with local neighbors and fellow travelers from afar. If you walk through the day’s open possibilities in a peaceful frame of mind, a welcoming mood extends forth toward others which can smooth turbulent obstacles to better communication. Practicing an ongoing economy of peace surpasses any short term profit of aggression.

101 Thoughts of the Day

101 Thoughts of the Day
Author: Lisa Collett
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2011-07
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1617774200

You need some positive vibes right now! Some days call for a little extra pizzazz. Maybe it's that new pair of shoes or that dress that never fails you. A little bit goes a long way, and it's okay to have A Red Lipstick Day. Give your day a jumpstart with author Lisa Collet, as she offers thoughtful applications to help battle those not-so-great days. Packed with powerful insight and humorous happenings, A Red Lipstick Day is your secret weapon to staying happy every day!

The Endless Quest for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

The Endless Quest for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Author: Robert Serry
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2016-12-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3319445790

In this book a former United Nations Envoy offers an insider perspective on conflict management and peace efforts during the three most recent failed peace initiatives and three wars in Gaza. Robert Serry shares his reflections on walking the tight rope of diplomacy between Israel and Palestine and his analysis of what has gone wrong and why a “one-state reality” may be around the corner. Offering fresh thinking on how to preserve prospects for a two-state solution, this book examines the UN’s uneasy history in the Arab-Israeli conflict since partition was proposed in resolution 181 (1948) and provides a rare insight into the life of a United Nations Envoy in today’s Middle East.

Out of Your Mind

Out of Your Mind
Author: Dani DiPirro
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2022-09-13
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0593538382

An uplifting and calming collection of journal prompts and coloring pages to ease an anxious mind, from the popular Instagram artist behind @positivelypresent. Out of Your Mind is a must-have tool for anyone who’s feeling anxious. Filled with insightful questions to help you challenge anxious thoughts, soothing distraction exercises to bring you back to the moment, and uplifting coloring pages to encourage creativity, this book has a meaningful mix of activities. Not only will it help you stay in the moment when you’re anxious, but it will also equip you with strategies for the future. Journalers, doodlers, and coloring book fans are sure to find solace within these pages, one distraction at a time.

The Law of Reflection

The Law of Reflection
Author: AG Venera
Publisher: novum pro Verlag
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2019-01-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3990640704

By opening your heart to God, you will find the strength, courage and ability to cope with any given situation. AG Venera opens up about past and present personal situations and explains how she dealt with them and how you could deal with similar trauma and difficulties if you simply open up your heart and let God in. It is a self-help book dotted with personal accounts of her life through the years. We all face times of hardship, but how we deal with them is what makes or breaks us. AG Venera believes that God will make us stronger and we will find the answers if we believe. Anyone who is struggling in life, or anyone who is looking for a change in direction, this book is a must for them. You will change your perspective on life in general and find new coping mechanisms.

The Rise of Science

The Rise of Science
Author: Peter Shaver
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2018-07-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319918125

How did science rise up to so dramatically change our world, and where will it take us in the future? This book gives a unique and broad overview. A brief history reveals the major phases and turning points in the rise of science from the earliest civilizations to the present: How was science ‘discovered’? Why did it disappear a few times? When did it become ‘modern’? A critical assessment examines how science actually ‘happens’: the triumphs, the struggles, the mistakes and the luck. Science today is endlessly fascinating, and this book explores the current exponential growth, curiosity-driven vs. goal-oriented research, big and small science, the support of science, the relation of science to society, philosophy and religion, and the benefits and dangers of science. Finally a glimpse into the future: Will the current pace of science continue? Will we ever go backwards (again)? What remains to be discovered? Can science ever be complete? What can we imagine for the distant future? This book will be of wide interest to the general reader as well as to students and working scientists. This book provides a fresh, unique and insightful coverage of the processes of science, its impact on society and our understanding of the world, based on the author’s experience gained from a lifetime in science. Ron Ekers, FRS, CSIRO Fellow, CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science, former President of the International Astronomical Union Peter Shaver's comprehensive and lively survey deserves a wide readership. Scientific discoveries are part of our global culture and heritage, and they underpin our lives. It's fascinating to learn how they were made, and how they fit into the grand scheme. This book isn't just for scientists - it's written for all of us. Martin Rees, FRS, Astronomer Royal, former President of the Royal Society and former Master of Trinity College, Cambridge This book offers a wonderfully concise and accessible insight into science – its history, breadth and future prospects. Peter Shaver gives a feeling for what it actually means to be a practicing scientist. Stephen Simpson, FRS, Academic Director, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney