Download or read book A Belief System from Beyond the Box written by Edgar K. Dejean and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As I go back to the first blog that I released into cyberspace, I discover that the date was May 27, 2005 and the title was, It's Beyond Me. As I scan forward through all the postings I find that two major themes have developed synergistically: 1. That segment of the formal religious establishment described loosely by the term church, is under stress. The extreme nature of this stress is demonstrated by the current, often-quoted, fearsome phrase - "The Church must change or it will die." 2. The most frequently offered response to this dilemma is the admonition, "We must think beyond the box." Pragmatism indicates that: "The Church must change or it will die," phrase is hopelessly destructive. Might this prediction be more approachable if rephrased as? "The Church must morph, then survive." Survival indicates that it is essential that we determine what it is in the box that we must think beyond. What should be changed so that our belief systems can morph, thus equipping the church to morph to survival? It is my conclusion that my past conceptualizations of God, my core beliefs, have been formed by inhibiting Climates of Cultures, deposited in the box over the ages in an attempt to make God comprehensible. It is my emerging discovery that when we think beyond the box we recognize the Atmosphere of Possibilities, the Incomprehensible God of the Universe. Though our core beliefs may differ we all should be encouraged to hold beliefs that give us the joy of being response-able to Incomprehensible God, the Atmosphere of Possibilities, and responsible to/with comprehensible humanity, including ourselves.

Download or read book 3 Aces written by Devesh Vithlani and published by PartridgeIndia. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are surrounded by an atmosphere that is an amalgamation of positive and negative vibrations. the kind of vibration that we transmit in the universe becomes the source for the similar kind of vibrations to invite. It requires the right attitude (wisdom and commitment) to resist the flow of negative energy once it starts flowing in and, more importantly, cease the flow to begin. the content of this book inspires us to deal with emotions, which we encounter in day-to-day life, and build the right attitude around it. Life is a game, and there are certain rules of the game; adopting a right tactic within the jurisdiction of set rules will certainly give you an edge in winning your game. Like in a game of three cards (also called poker), if you are playing with three aces on your side, you are going to be a sure-shot winner. Similarly in life, if you are a master of three As--approach, attitude, and attributes, winning will be your habit and the sky will be your limit. This book is partitioned in three parts--approach, attitude, and attributes--and hence named 3 Aces.

Download or read book Quantum Creativity written by Amit Goswami and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this mind-expanding work, physicist Amit Goswami, Ph.D., explores the world of human creativity—the ultimate source of joy and fulfillment—through the lens of quantum physics, and offers up a unique way to nurture and enhance your own creativity. According to quantum physics, reality occurs on two levels: possibility and actuality. Goswami uses this same duality to explore what he calls "quantum thinking," which focuses on two levels of thinking—the conscious mind of actuality and the unconscious mind of possibility. He then poses questions that probe the wellspring of creation that exists in each of us. What is creativity? Can anyone be creative? What kinds of creativity are there? And through this inquiry, he lays out a guidebook for understanding the power of the mind to access creativity in a whole new way. Combining the art of creativity with the objectivity of science, Quantum Creativity uses empirical data to support this new method of thinking and outlines how to harness our innate abilities in order to live more creatively. In short, Goswami teaches you how to think quantum to be creative.

Download or read book The Integrated Life written by Walt F.J. Goodridge and published by a company called W. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the pursuit of economic survival, bodily sustenance and social acceptance, people often (1) disregard their passion in order to focus on a practical career, (2) allow their food choices to undermine their health, and (3) deny their gender wiring in order to conform to societal expectations. Therein lies the majority of unhappiness in our modern life. People are not living The Integrated Life. (120 pp; 6" x 9"; ISBN: 978-1517297077) Read more and take the test at www.passionprofit.com/integratedlife Read more at : https://www.waltgoodridge.com/books/

Download or read book A New Writing Classroom written by Patrick Sullivan and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A New Writing Classroom, Patrick Sullivan provides a new generation of teachers a means and a rationale to reconceive their approach to teaching writing, calling into question the discipline's dependence on argument. Including secondary writing teachers within his purview, Sullivan advocates a more diverse, exploratory, and flexible approach to writing activities in grades six through thirteen. A New Writing Classroom encourages teachers to pay more attention to research in learning theory, transfer of learning, international models for nurturing excellence in the classroom, and recent work in listening to teach students the sort of dialogic stance that leads to higher-order thinking and more sophisticated communication. The conventional argumentative essay is often a simplistic form of argument, widely believed to be the most appropriate type of writing in English classes, but other kinds of writing may be more valuable to students and offer more important kinds of cognitive challenges. Focusing on listening and dispositions or "habits of mind” as central elements of this new composition pedagogy, A New Writing Classroom draws not just on composition studies but also on cognitive psychology, philosophy, learning theory, literature, and history, making an exciting and significant contribution to the field.

Download or read book Response Able to the Incomprehensible written by Edgar K. DeJean and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-25 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than seventy years, author Edgar K. DeJean practiced a conditioned belief system in the form of Orthodox Presbyterianism. Now, in the twenty-first century, he explains how his searching and exploring of spirituality and religion has led him to a more candid belief system that is casual, flexible, and logicalas opposed to one that is conditioned, cultural, rigid, and traditional. In Response-Able to the Incomprehensible, he delves into his mission, which centers on the possibilities within being response-able to the incomprehensible metaphysical energy through spirituality and compassion. Through a series of short essays originally created as blog posts, he describes this belief system he deems more appropriate and responsive to todays times. While studying the core beliefs and traditions of Christianity, DeJean focuses on explaining and defining the statement of purpose: be spiritualdo compassion. Response-Able to the Incomprehensible discusses the search for spirituality in everyday life and appraises and tests existing traditions and compassion in that same sphere.

Download or read book A Leap to Everyday Spirituality written by Edgar K. DeJean and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-12-19 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is directed toward fulfilling the wisdom of Yogi Berra as stated in the Preface of the book: You got to be very careful if you dont know Where youre going, because you might not get there. There are some readers whose traditional bents may lead them to question the direction(s) the book is taking. The author concedes this but hopes that his integrity of purpose (where hes going) will lead to consideration as opposed to consternation. Here, in no rigid linear sequence, are some (not all) of the areas the book explores. The primate as animal evolved to become the primate as human, first through an awareness of compassion (responsible to species) and later through an awareness of religion (response-able to God). Why, then, has the human forsaken the value and purposefulness of compassion that permitted humanity to evolve and survive, and has become obsessed with taking religious beliefs too seriously (e.g. religious chaos, religious wars)? In keeping with Yogi Berras advice the book was given a sense of direction. First it would explore examples of taking life too seriously. Then expand to observations of taking ones beliefs too seriously followed by taking religion too seriously (religiosity) and finally arrive at taking theology inappropriately where the author suggests that traditionalism and theism have brought Christianity today. The book offers the thought that two essential human capabilities within the purpose for existence are underutilized by humanity: compassion and spirituality. It concludes with the question: Could the intentional utilization of these two possibilities as capabilities support the morphing of Christianity? This book (A Leap to Everyday Spirituality, In the Eternal Atmosphere of Possibilities) is a candid invitation to readers to explore their beliefs, not a request to agree with the author.

Download or read book What a Woman written by First Last and published by Silver Lake Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining journal-keeping tools with more specific financial tactics, author Jorgensen gives women a system for changing their attitudes...as well as their habits...about money.

Download or read book Beyond Belief written by Elaine Pagels and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2004-05-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Beyond Belief, renowned religion scholar Elaine Pagels continues her groundbreaking examination of the earliest Christian texts, arguing for an ongoing assessment of faith and a questioning of religious orthodoxy. Spurred on by personal tragedy and new scholarship from an international group of researchers, Pagels returns to her investigation of the “secret” Gospel of Thomas, and breathes new life into writings once thought heretical. As she arrives at an ever-deeper conviction in her own faith, Pagels reveals how faith allows for a diversity of interpretations, and that the “rogue” voices of Christianity encourage and sustain “the recognition of the light within us all.”

Download or read book The Journey Into Reflection written by Ronnie McMullen and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eye opening, thrilling and inspiring. A page turner you can't put down! Empowering as well as entertaining." - Kevin Trudeau, #1 NY Times Bestselling Author "A must read for those that like to challenge their minds. Can you dare to read and ponder? The Journey into Reflection called me into the settings as if I were there." - Dr. Chris Hastings "The Journey into Reflection is your story in a well written script: The Journey into Reflection can change your perspective, your life, even your eternity. The stories are about self reflecting, about pivotal moments in life when heartache becomes opportunity; tragedy turns into victory; setbacks become quantum leaps." - Randy Maugans, The Threshing Floor Radio Show "Ronnie McMullen's book The Journey into Reflection is presented in simplicity yet intensely packed with reminders and insight into a world of possibilities. Through his stories our hearts ignite with hope and wonder as we step into our own inner sanctum and find peace. Beautiful stories! Very invigorating to the spirit and mind!" - Sonia Barrett, Author and Editor, Sovereign Mind Magazine "Each page makes you remember what you have forgotten, that miracles do happen every day. This world is not linear, it is multi-dimensional. Emotional, thought-provoking and filled with messages to your soul. Each chapter will have some sort of connection to you and your own life, it is impossible not to see and feel. Wonderful!" - Rebecca Jernigan, Host: Journeys with Rebecca Radio Show About the Author:

Download or read book Igniting the Power of Community written by Paul A. Gaist and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Igniting the Power of Community: The Role of CBOs and NGOs in Global Public Health introduces readers to the pursuit and potential of community-based organizations and nongovernmental organizations to transform global public health. At a time of unprecedented challenges, economic crises, social inequalities, environmental stressors, emerging health threats, these organizations are initiating and driving change, often being the first to call attention to the issues and increasingly forging significant and sustainable solutions. Through concrete examples, success stories, and cautionary tales from experienced practitioners, Igniting the Power of Community demonstrates why understanding the roles of the diverse organizations of this sector is vital to anyone concerned with improving health and public health today. This forward-thinking book explains how citizen sector organizations work, their immediate and long term impact on public health, and the key players and business dynamics involved. With an emphasis on innovative approaches, it provides an "insiders view" into practical considerations regarding organizational structure, financing, and operations. A sampling of the coverage: The new era of social entrepreneurship and philanthropy Sustainability in international public health NGOs Front-line perspectives from both well-established and grassroots CBOs Faith-based organizations and public health NGOs and the military: evolving relationships in conflict and disaster zones Understanding the environmental health movement and its impact Project YEAH: a youth AIDS organizations story. Whether you are involved in clinical care, health research, public health programs, or policy development and implementation, this book provides key insights and skills, and will serve as an invaluable resource in working most effectively with and within these dynamic organizations. body>

Download or read book The Ultimate Experience written by Verling Chako Priest, PhD and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are twenty four chapters in this book. Each one leads the reader deeper into the intricacies of three realities that commingled during the crucifixion. Five Apostles, Judas, John, James, Peter, and Matthew refute sayings attributed to them. Mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, Grandmother Anna, and Mariam, Jesus' adopted sister give insights into the Holy Family. Saint Luke states he was Edgar Cayce. Archangel Michael urges people to call upon him. Jacob-Israel tells of his twelve sons, the names to be the Twelve Tribes. Joseph of Egypt was the soul, Jesus. Plato and the Goddess Athena add their stories. God, the Father makes comments in the Introduction, dictates a chapter, and closes the book. The richness of the information in this book will educate you, intrigue you, and change your belief systems forever.

Download or read book The Family Spirituality and Social Work written by Dorothy Becvar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the few books on this topic, The Family, Spirituality, and Social Work offers mental health professionals new information and research for creating more positive, effective, and satisfying sessions. You will learn how integrating spirituality and therapy can create open and trusting environments where clients feel accepted, respected, and spiritually affirmed.Studies show that religion is not only a way for people to be closer to their god but is also a part of their identity that dictates what they do, how they think, and who they are. The Family, Spirituality, and Social Work will help you understand what religion means to your clients and discusses different methods of answering the questions, “What is religion?” and “How does religion affect our lives?” In addition, you will gain insight into: how a social constructionist perspective can create the most successful sessions for your patients cases studies of how therapists’personal biases, lack of adequate education, personal discomfort, and self-serving needs may contribute to problems and complications in therapy the importance of including spirituality in the education of social workers and other therapists in order to avoid problems and complications with clients the nine major components of spirituality, defined in psychological terms the guidance women may need in therapy to find themselves spiritually given male-centered biases and patriarchal values in many spiritual traditions the seven steps used to help women find their spirituality, including awakening and discovering, as well as a practice model that will help practitioners address women’s spirituality how and why the relational systems model (RSM) can promote wholeness and growth in family therapy groupsProviding you with information on how people perceive religion and spirituality, The Family, Spirituality, and Social Work also features studies of the therapeutic needs of those with different religious beliefs. With this solid knowledge and understanding of religion and spirituality and how it may affect clients, you will create a trusting environment that enhances your clients’experiences and makes you a more successful practitioner.

Download or read book Winning With The Friend Within written by Monica R. Pierre and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Winning with the Friend Within: A Nurse’s Journey of Hope and Five Essentials to Help Heal a Hurting World, registered nurse Monica R. Pierre has stepped away from the clinical side to invite the human collective to take a deeper look on the inside, where all truth and transformation begin. Starting with herself, Pierre gives the reader a glimpse into her personal and professional journey of overcoming many of the hurts that a broken society throws out and how she tapped the only source to revive her—"the friend within." Pierre invites the reader to take a meaningful journey of spiritual introspection by turning within so that more joy, healing, and wholeness can happen without. She offers five heartfelt essentials the world needs and believes that we can experience a more positive global energy shift through greater awareness of these: •Your Worth (Birthright) •Your Will (Intention) •Your Ways (Actions) •Your Wisdom (Insight) •Your Win (Your World) Filled with personal stories about family, career, faith, and spirituality, Winning with the Friend Within is a conscious companion. You can turn to it when you need a reminder that you are loved and worthy of winning.

Download or read book Impaled written by Barry Gremillion and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There must be a new definition for surreal. Everyday action twisted into the fantastic. The line between the surreal and the Phantasmagoric is thin. You can get Impaled upon the narrowness of this line. Mr Gremillion uses the stories of seemingly unrelated characters which he deftly sketches to paint a mythology that he owns like a singer owns a song in the perfection of its delivery. I'll call it a novel. You might call it a collection of wildly colorful stories. It doesn't matter. Like Naked Lunch it can be begun or finished on any page. This novel is intensely cinematic. It uses every variation of the quick cut and the slow-mo cross fade and stretches ideas across visions and scenes. The use of dialogue and vignette create a collage of intricate dream visions examining love and sex and mythology and tantric subconscious inner twistations all portrayed in a chilling vision of the future which is upon us now. Gremillion's language is like chunky silk that takes the mind in directions unimagined like light glancing on a bullet. Imagine Verne, Lau Tsu and Voltaire twisted in a phantom reverie.

Download or read book How to Be a Miracle Maker written by Keith Varnum and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking book reveals the extraordinary creative powers within you that can heal your body, expand your love, and attract phenomenal abundance into every area of your life. Talented storyteller Keith Varnum shares a practical manual that shows you how to be an everyday Miracle Maker! Fresh and captivating, chock-full of riveting escapades, this inspirational book chronicles how the author develops his inner guidance to lead him to unexpected power and wisdom. And you discover how you can do the same to conquer your greatest fears, soar above the ordinary, and reach all your heart's desires. The book's 48 true personal stories illustrate how miracles flow when you listen to your inner counsel. At 19 after Varnum cured himself of blindness, this extraordinary visionary began teaching others how to heal themselves and fulfill their deepest passions. Drawing from his broad exploration as a healer, acupuncturist, urban shaman, filmmaker, personal coach, vision quest guide, corporate VP, and international seminar leader, Varnum describes in down-to-earth terms how following intuition can uncover hidden secrets of previously unimaginable human ability. The author demonstrates the real-life use of the seemingly implausible potentials of quantum physics--such possibilities as alternate realities, time travel, near-death experience, out-of-body journeys and levitation. These mind-boggling true stories will expand the way you think about yourself and your ability to transform your world. Neale Donald Walsch, author of the best-selling "Conversations with God," calls this book "so captivating that it can shift any reader beyond time and space." Relish the stories that convey the lessons that can be learned from nature--plants, animals, rocks, water--and from nonphysical beings. Get the thrill of peeking into other dimensions! And the author's lively sense of humor renders the tales even more enjoyable. "How to Be a Miracle Maker" is for anybody who wants more love, yearns for a fulfilling job, or seeks a purpose beyond the mundane. It can unlock a reservoir of motivation to uncap a free flow of miracles into your life. If you want a greater awareness of your unlimited potential, if you want to wake up to the extraordinary truth of who you are, if you want to read entrancing, entertaining real-life stories--then this book is just what your heart ordered.

Download or read book The Innovation Race written by Andrew Grant and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If innovation is a race: Who wins? Who loses? Who gets eliminated? – and how is it possible to stay ahead of the game? The Innovation Race takes readers on a lively global adventure to explore the current state of innovation. Along the way best-selling authors Andrew and Gaia Grant search for clues on how to stay ahead in the race and design a more sustainable future. Asking the critical questions - Why do we innovate? Are we at risk of innovating for the sake of innovation? What could we be doing better? - the Grants reflect on whether, if in the race to come up with ‘the next big thing,' we may be losing the purpose behind the process. They then outline how to navigate the key paradoxical challenges that can either frustrate or fuel innovation to change the game. By taking the latest academic research and presenting it in an accessible way, the Grants present a compelling case for forging a new path for the future. The Innovation Race provides concrete strategies to support purpose-driven sustainable innovation through deep cultural transformation. A unique profiling tool reveals current organisation positioning along with potential opportunities and challenges. A practical culture change model then provides clear direction for proactive change. With economists estimating that up to 80 per cent of growth comes from new ideas and innovations, this thought-provoking book provides the strategies and tools to learn how to create an innovation culture for long term success. Identify your own sweet spot for innovative thinking Learn the strategies to transform your organisation Engage and motivate employees toward innovative action Excel in implementing a deep cultural shift The Innovation Race will make you reassess what you assumed you knew about innovation, help boost the innovation process to new levels and bring your organisation to the forefront.