Download or read book A Bang Into Gentleness written by Heather Clockedile and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a young age, Heather saw things that the human eyes had learned to overlook. One night over dinner at the tender age of five, she was telling her family about a man she had seen in her room the night before. Her father informed her that this was not just any man, but her grandfather who had died some thirty years earlier. These visits from the other side became the norm in the coming years. She soon learned her grandfather had the gift of being a psychic/medium and that they would share this gift. In A Bang into Gentleness, Heather discusses how she was introduced and gradually developed her intuition and ability to connect with spirits on the other side. She talks about following her own path to becoming a medium, intuitive counselor, and reiki master. Heather s journey was not always an easy one, and this book takes the reader through the ups and downs of growing up psychic, and reaching her own enlightenment; learning about mindfulness, compassion, and appreciation, and most importantly finding the divine power within.

Download or read book The Kindness Club on Mapleberry Lane written by Helen Rolfe and published by Orion. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A warm, comforting tale of family and community which brims with kindness and love' Annie Lyons 'A heartwarming story about family, forgiveness and the importance of kindness... If you're looking for a feelgood novel in these difficult times, this is definitely it!' Fiona Harper The smallest things can make the biggest difference... Veronica Beecham's cottage is the neatest house on Mapleberry Lane. A place for everything, and everything in its place - that's her motto. But within her wisteria-covered walls, Veronica has a secret: she's hardly left her perfect home in years. Then her teenage granddaughter, Audrey, arrives on the doorstep, and Veronica's orderly life is turned upside down. Shy and lonely, Audrey is struggling to find her place in the world. As a bond begins to form between the two women, Audrey develops a plan to give her gran the courage to reconnect with the community - they'll form a kindness club, with one generous action a day to help someone in the village, and perhaps help each other at the same time. As their small acts of kindness begins to ripple outwards, both Veronica and Audrey find that with each passing day, they feel a little braver. There's just one task left before the end of the year: to make Veronica's own secret wish come true... A heartwarming story with community at its heart, about the little kindnesses that make the world a better place. Perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley and Holly Hepburn! *** Readers adore Helen's heartwarming storytelling 'Enchanting... Employing all the warmth and charm of Maeve Binchy, and a special brand of kindness that she has made her own, Rolfe weaves together elements of mystery, romance, family relationships and the warmth of community in a story guaranteed to bring laughter, tears and miles of smiles' Lancashire Post 'A lovely community, full of friendship and love' 'I enjoyed every minute of this book and found it very hard to put down' 'Lovely, feel-good...filled with lots of love' 'Gave you all the emotions: suspense, happiness and excitement' 'Helen Rolfe's writing brought a smile to my face' 'Loved loved loved this fabulous book' 'Full of wonderful characters, great food, a lovely location'

Download or read book Psychoanalytic and Buddhist Reflections on Gentleness written by Michal Barnea-Astrog and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Buddhist teachings and psychoanalytic thought, this book explores gentleness as a way of being and a developmental achievement. It offers reflections on the unique position of "gentle people", as well as certain gentle layers of the psyche in general, as they meet the world. Examining the perceptual-sensory-conscious discrepancy that often exists between a gentle person and their surroundings, it follows the intricate relationship between sensitivity and fear, the need for self-holding, and the possibility of letting go. Incorporating theoretical investigation, clinical vignettes, and personal contemplation, the book looks into those states of mind and qualities of attention that may compose a favorable environment, internal and interpersonal, where gentleness can be delicately held. There, it is suggested, gentleness may gradually shed the fragility, confusion, and destructiveness that often get entangled with it, and serve as a valuable recourse. Offering a unique perspective on a topic rarely discussed, the book has broad appeal for both students and practitioners of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, as well as Buddhist practitioners and scholars.

Download or read book The Kindness Club on Mapleberry Lane Part Three written by Helen Rolfe and published by Orion. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwarming new story about kindness and community, from the author of The Little Village Library The smallest things can make the biggest difference... It may be cold outside, but for the first time in years Veronica's cottage on Mapleberry Lane is full of warmth and laughter. With the chemistry still fizzing between Sam and Charlie, the handsome parademic down the road, Audrey catching the eye of a boy at school, and even Veronica striking up an online friendship - or perhaps a flirtation - it seems that romance is in the air this season. But with three generations of Beecham women living under one roof there is bound to be drama. Deep down Sam is longing to find a place of her own, Audrey is dreaming of life on the other side of the world, and Veronica still feels trapped inside her home. Could the kindness club they've created bring them together and make Veronica's secret wish come true? And when disaster strikes, will Veronica find the courage to take a step into the unknown - and save the day? An uplifting story told in four parts, about the little kindnesses that make the world a better place. Perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley and Holly Hepburn! This is Part Three.

Download or read book The Soul Of Kindness written by Elizabeth Taylor and published by Virago. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTRODUCED BY PHILIP HENSHER 'Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an important British author: an author of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth. As a reader, I have found huge pleasure in returning to Taylor's novels and short stories many times over. As a writer I've returned to her too - in awe of her achievements, and trying to work out how she does it' SARAH WATERS A brilliant novel about the damage caused by relentless 'niceness'. Uncritical, encouraging, 'the soul of kindness', Flora's help is the cruelest hindrance to those who love her most. 'Here I am!' Flora called to Richard as she went downstairs. For a second, Meg felt disloyalty. It occurred to her of a sudden that Flora was always saying that, and that it was in the tone of one giving a lovely present. Elegant, blonde and beautiful, Flora has everything under control: her perfect home, her husband Richard, her friend Meg, adoring Kit, and the writer Patrick. Flora entrances everyone, dangling visions of happiness and success before their spellbound eyes. All are bewitched by this golden tyrant. Except, that is, for the clear-eyed painter, Liz, who can see that Flora's kindness is the sweetest poison of them all.

Download or read book Ascension Awakening in 5D written by Heather Lee and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ascension: Awakening in 5D is a type of guide book for those who are ready for their next step in their ascension journey. Since 2012 humans have been aligning with higher consciousness which is moving the Earth into the 5th dimensional realm and out of 3D which has had a strong hold on us for the last 13,000 years. Learning how to expand your awareness to live in your heart centered bliss and harmony with the cosmos is a lifelong journey but here Heather takes you through step by step to help you understand how you can use your life as your personal school to your own true enlightenment and healing. It will take you through real life examples from Heather`s climb through the mulitverse along with examples from clients she has helped over the years, and explain just what the levels of consciousness are and how you can learn to live in Heaven on Earth, exactly what we are here to do. Understanding ascension flu, opening up to your own cosmic families and getting to know yourself as the starseed you are are some topics that covered, along with some history of the times we have tried to ascend and why it has not worked in the past, but how it is now. If you have had the feelings you may be awaking up and are not sure exactly what that means or what to do with it Heather explains just what this all means for you personally and us as the collective consciousness we are.

Download or read book Changing the World Through Kindness written by Steve Sjogren and published by Gospel Light Publications. This book was released on 2005-03-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you think of spiritual warfare, what comes to mind? Stressed-out saints duking it out with demons? Mystical believers "seeing" things most of us can't? According to but they also keep most of us from gaining the spiritual victories God wants us to enjoy. Changing the World Through Kindness shows how every believer can fight the powers of darkness through the greater power of kindness. Using real- life stories to illustrate effective principles from the Word of God, Sjogren shows readers step-by-step how to live a life that will change them, their families, their neighborhoods and their churches - and eventually the world.

Download or read book SECOND SIGHT in 3D written by Heather and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Second Sight in 3D, A Medium`s Memoirs, Heather talks about some of her heartfelt connections from deceased loved ones on the other side. She gives a 360 degree look into what goes on in these sessions; touching on what it is like for her giving these emotional messages, the healing the client receives in a reading, and how the people on the other side feel about having a chance to connect with their loved ones who were left behind.

Download or read book A Dangerous Act of Kindness written by L. P. Fergusson and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wartime love—across enemy lines. “The strong writing, with its attention to detail, wonderful descriptions and authentic dialogue, holds our attention.” —Historical Novel Society When widow Millie Sanger finds injured enemy pilot Lukas Schiller on her farm, the distant war is suddenly at her doorstep. Compassionate Millie knows he’ll be killed if discovered, and makes the dangerous decision to offer him shelter from the storm. On opposite sides of the inescapable conflict, the two strangers forge an unexpected and passionate bond. But as the snow thaws, the relentless fury of World War II forces them apart, leaving only the haunting memories of what they shared, and an understanding that their secret must never see light. As Millie’s dangerous act of kindness sets them on paths they never could have expected, those closest to them become their greatest threats, and the consequences of compassion prove deadly . . . A Dangerous Act of Kindness is a beautiful, harrowing love story, perfect for fans of Rachel Hore and Santa Montefiore. “What a humdinger of an emotional read. . . ! When you think you’ve read all the stories you can about the Germans and the war, this is a very unique novel and a very unique set of circumstances.” —The BookTrail “The themes of guilt, betrayal, and loyalty are universal but they are played out here in the most poignant and bittersweet way. A definite five star read.”—Stand Out Scotland

Download or read book The Kindness of Strangers written by Michael E. McCullough and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A fine achievement."--Peter Singer, author of The Life You Can Save and The Most Good You Can Do A sweeping psychological history of human goodness -- from the foundations of evolution to the modern political and social challenges humanity is now facing. How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care about others? Since Darwin, scientists have tried to answer this question using evolutionary theory. In The Kindness of Strangers, psychologist Michael E. McCullough shows why they have failed and offers a new explanation instead. From the moment nomadic humans first settled down until the aftermath of the Second World War, our species has confronted repeated crises that we could only survive by changing our behavior. As McCullough argues, these choices weren't enabled by an evolved moral sense, but with moral invention -- driven not by evolution's dictates but by reason. Today's challenges -- climate change, mass migration, nationalism -- are some of humanity's greatest yet. In revealing how past crises shaped the foundations of human concern, The Kindness of Strangers offers clues for how we can adapt our moral thinking to survive these challenges as well.

Download or read book The Kindness of Strangers written by curious directive and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 7:03pm on the front line of the NHS ambulance service. Sylvia is on her last shift. Lisa is on her first shift. The two women patrol the city streets, encountering the full spectrum of human experience. An immersive journey into the world of the paramedic, where the audience sit in the back of a moving ambulance and witness all that comes with a twelve-hour night shift. The Kindness of Strangers is a pan-city promenade piece taking you into the curious day-to-day life of the paramedic.

Download or read book Abounding in Kindness written by Elizabeth A. Johnson and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Kindness of Strangers written by Julie Newman and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel about the dark past that haunts a seemingly happy household is “an intricate portrayal of love and loss, redemption and revenge” (Anne Coates, author of Songs of Innocence). Helen, a widow, is desperate for a perfect family life and will do everything she can to get what she wants. Martin, a veteran, is adrift and seemingly without hope. Can he ever win back his estranged family? Charley, a pregnant teenager, is striking out on her own to create a new life for her unborn child—but her mother has other ideas. When these three seemingly disparate lives connect, the past and the present collide to reveal secrets, lies, and just how far people are willing to go to hide the truth . . .

Download or read book Irrational Kindness written by Kevin Williams and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A thoughtful and fresh perspective on life’s compassionate journey to success. Irrational Kindness is powerful, provocative, and palatable.” —Linda Cash, former Vice President, Quality and New Model Launch Program at Ford Motor Company This work from a fast food entrepreneur and rare triple-franchisee Kevin Williams was written as part-employee handbook, part-operating manual for life. Irrational Kindness flips traditional wisdom on its head and gives a different lens through which to look at life. Often the idea of being irrational is smeared with negative connotations. It can sound illogical, senseless, unjustifiable, or groundless. It may even represent ludicrous and mad behavior! But Kevin Williams argues that being irrational can be just the opposite. And it is the most positive, inspiring, and empowering way to be. Being irrational has to do with thinking outside the box—way outside. It has to do with viewing life as a journey and still being willing to reverse the route, shake things up, or flip the map upside down. Why? Not just to be different, but to make a difference. Irrational Kindness can serve as a harmonious reminder that one’s hopes and dreams do not have to be derailed—not by their fears, their pasts, or by people who make them feel like they have to know everything to be successful, or even just to get started. Throughout its pages, Kevin provides the inspiration everyone needs to favor understanding over being understood and prioritize kindness—toward themselves as well as others—over everything. “This book is a needed and timely reminder to pause and give Kindness a platform to change the world around you.” —Princess Moon, Podcast Artist & Encourager of People

Download or read book Between the Regions of Kindness written by Alice Jolly and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coventry, 1941. The morning after one of the worst nights of the Blitz. Twenty-two-year-old Rose enters the remains of a bombed house to find her best friend dead. Shocked and confused, she makes a split-second decision that will reverberate for generations to come. More than fifty years later, in modern-day Brighton, Rose’s granddaughter Lara waits for the return of her eighteen-year-old son Jay. Reckless and idealistic, he has gone to Iraq to stand on a conflict line as an unarmed witness to peace. Lara holds her parents, Mollie and Rufus, partly responsible for Jay’s departure. But in her attempts to explain their thwarted passions, she finds all her assumptions about her own life are called into question. Then into this damaged family come two strangers – Oliver, a former faith healer, and Jemmy, a young woman devastated by the loss of a baby. Together they help to establish a partial peace – but at what cost?

Download or read book My Friends the Misses Kindness written by Jane Duncan and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-08-27 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her husband's death and her own breakdown, from which she has been rescued by her good friend Sashie, Janet Sandison sets sail from her West Indian home to return to Scotland and make a new life for herself as an author. She is beset by doubts, but as the days pass aboard R.M.S. Mnemosyne the personalities and dramas of her fellow passengers claim her attention more and more, not least of all the puckish child Helga, and the three elephantine sisters, the Misses Kindness, whose mission in life is to make everyone as much like themselves as possible. Behind their backs they are soon nicknamed 'The Friendly Ones' for, like the Furies of Greek mythology, they must be placated as well as, if possible, avoided. There are other Furies aboard too, for each passenger has his or her private interior demon; but in the young Second Engineer Janet finds an unexpected and rewarding friend, and as the ship draws near to England the threads of all their lives dramatically come together for a while. The deep vein of truth that underlies all Jane Duncan's books is here at its most impressive and, together with her sharp observation of human nature and her story-telling skill, make this one of her most compelling novels.

Download or read book A Simple Act of Kindness written by Tony Brown and published by Cadenza Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 6 day war. The release of Sergeant Pepper. New ideas, new values, new morals. It is the summer of 1967. In the traditional Swiss mountain village of Leysin, the Schuber family come into a modest inheritance. Whilst they plan how to spend their windfall, their next door neighbour - beautiful, impoverished, and embittered Mrs Kandinsky - has her own ideas... A wonderfully observed story of romance, deceit and revenge unfolds, as the truth surrounding the inheritance is revealed. The money becomes the catalyst for the destruction of long held beliefs as events spiral out of control, with tragic results.