The Acacia Tree-A Lesson in Kindness

The Acacia Tree-A Lesson in Kindness
Author: Students From Canada
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-04-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781545059609

In the heart of Kenya, grew a beautiful Acacia tree. The tree "Hisani", meaning "kindness" in Swahili, provided food, shelter, and protection for all the animals. As time passed, the animals were too much for the kind and giving tree and Hisani began to die. Nobody seemed to know what to do. For all the kindness the tree showed the animals, would the animals do anything? What could the animals do to help Hisani?

After Such Kindness

After Such Kindness
Author: Gaynor Arnold
Publisher: Profile Books
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2012-07-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1906994900

When the writer, Oxford scholar and photographer John Jameson visits the home of his vicar friend, he is entranced by Daisy, his youngest daughter. Jameson charms her with his wit and child-like imagination, teasing her with riddles and inventing humorous stories as they enjoy afternoons alone by the river and in his rooms. The shocking impact of this unusual friendship is only brought to light when, years later, Daisy, unsettled in her marriage, rediscovers her childhood diaries hidden in an old toy chest. Inspired by the tender and troubling friendship between Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell, After Such Kindness demonstrates Gaynor Arnold's extraordinary 'capacity to imagine the truth behind the facts'. With the same assured feel for the Victorian period displayed in her prize-listed debut, Arnold brings to scintillating life an idiosyncratic genius and his timeless muse.

The Healing Tree

The Healing Tree
Author: T. L. Cervantes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2020-10-07
Genre:
ISBN:

The Healing Tree teaches children how to look for opportunities to show small kindnesses daily, and how kind actions grow bigger than themselves through the metaphor of a growing tree. "From the single growing tree comes a sprout. What small changes I made inside, now flow from the inside out. What once was little now soars above meanness and hostility. The negative things I refuse to accept sink beneath my wings. I choose to act with service in hope, love in action, and joy without excuse. Instead of seeing differences we see a work of art. And soon each small effort becomes the place where healing starts." An encouraging story used as a social-emotional learning tool to teach kindness-in-action, and personal responsibility in the face of a challenging world. The Healing Tree advocates for using listening and reflection, understanding, and choosing to rise above negative thoughts that compete for parents' and children's attention. Curating a positive outlook on life is as easy as looking beyond ourselves and choosing service and understanding. The Healing Tree suggests practical steps such as volunteering in small ways to build a more thoughtful, empathetic, and honest culture. Includes activities and classroom lessons for practical applications of kind thoughts, kind actions, and volunteerism.

The Cherry Tree

The Cherry Tree
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2012-11-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 8184757093

Rakesh plants a cherry seedling in his garden and watches it grow. As seasons go by, the small tree survives heavy monsoon showers, a hungry goat that eats most of the leaves and a grass cutter who splits it into two with one sweep. At last, on his ninth birthday, Rakesh is rewarded with a miraculous sight—the first pink blossoms of his precious cherry tree! This beautifully illustrated edition brings alive the magical charm of one of Ruskin Bond’s most unforgettable tales.

Recover in Color

Recover in Color
Author: Kathleen E Yancosek
Publisher: Loving Healing Press
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2022-01-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1615996397

Recover in Color is a gift to the mental health community. This workbook is a year's worth of rehabilitation that can be completed on your own, with a sponsor or therapist or used in a group therapy setting. Recover in Color contains fifty-two lessons, a coloring page to reinforce each lesson and a weekly journal page with four discussion questions. Using a biblical worldview, Recover in Color contains thirteen lessons in four categories of (1) developing a sense of self, (2) emotional literacy, (3) boundaries and (4) spirituality. There is something here for everyone working a recovery program, whether you are new to recovery or have been traveling the long road for years. This workbook is also beneficial for family members of those in recovery programs. Recover in Color is a fresh approach to rehabilitation that incorporates the classic principles that have passed the test of time. Each lesson is short, to the point and contains a soundbite title to help reinforce the coping strategy for that week. After completing this year-long recovery workbook, you will know yourself better, and you will have new coping strategies to help you deal with the difficult challenges faced in life. Why not recover in color? "Holistic and purposeful in design, Recover in Color creates a path to healing and personal rediscovery. When my son died, I became fully detached from this world. Body, soul and spirit-all shattered and scattered into the ether of a heavily weighted, dark, impenetrable haze. When suffering descends upon us from a variety of life experiences, we cannot recover alone-we need the hand of another to guide us. Dr. Yancosek has created a tool to pierce the impenetrable haze and reveals the possibility of God's hand to intervene." -- Charles D. Quick, OTD, CHT, Lieutenant Colonel (retired), United States Army "Recover in Color is a fresh take on trusted principles of well-being. The unique style of writing combined with the coloring pages create an incredible workbook that can be completed individually or with the guidance of a therapist. I recommend this book to people who are pursuing personal growth through increased self-awareness and development." --Amelia Duran-Stanton, PhD, D.Sc., PA-C "With Recover in Color, Dr. Yancosek has done something very rare, but desperately needed: she has made deep truths easily accessible. The human soul can only be nourished and healed with such truths and that is why this book will be a treasure to many. I recommend it to those who hunger to walk in greater freedom and emotional and spiritual health." --Matt Erbaugh, Pastor of Spiritual Formation at CrossBridge Community Church Learn more at www.UpwardCallRehab.com From Loving Healing Press