Download or read book Happiness Is a Choice You Make written by John Leland and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller! An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the “oldest old”— those eighty-five and up. In 2015, when the award-winning journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America’s fastest-growing age group, he anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body, mind, and quality of life. But the elders he met took him in an entirely different direction. Despite disparate backgrounds and circumstances, they each lived with a surprising lightness and contentment. The reality Leland encountered upended contemporary notions of aging, revealing the late stages of life as unexpectedly rich and the elderly as incomparably wise. Happiness Is a Choice You Make is an enduring collection of lessons that emphasizes, above all, the extraordinary influence we wield over the quality of our lives. With humility, heart, and wit, Leland has crafted a sophisticated and necessary reflection on how to “live better”—informed by those who have mastered the art.

Download or read book Autobiography Of A Duffer written by Santosh Jha and published by Santosh Jha. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Novelette: A witty but insightful narration of ‘normal’ and ‘orderly’ cultural realisms of contemporary world, from the perspective of a young duffer. This duffer believes; a normal person should know how this world looks to a stupid, whom the world loves to label ‘abnormal’ and ‘disordered’, to truly visualize realities of benchmarking. This duffer’s wife asked him to make it different; he truly does it!

Download or read book Right in the Middle but Left Out written by Jeffery Trees and published by Book Venture Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central theme of this book is how to identify and deal with the realities of incest. Most of the time incest victims have a great deal of emotional, physical, and sexual pain. Too many times it literally takes years and years for a child to work through all the tormenting, and too many times all they can do is subdue it, which makes them deal with it in their thirties and forties. It has a way of compounding all relationships, especially in marriages and parenthood. For the victim, it is frightening and extremely painful as memories keep rushing in. For them, there are self-help books, but for the families of victims, they are victimized by the abusers of the victims. It just becomes a horrifying adventure of not knowing what is going to happen next. Confusion and instability keep everything within a family structure to go into chaos, especially between spouses. There are so very few books for the families of victims, and especially any that deal with Christianity or other religions that have special moral expectations. By no means is anyone ever beyond God’s understanding and love, but each person has to deal with these issues for themselves. We are not to judge or demand how anyone else deals with their relationships with God. The problem is, everyone in the family feels too much responsibility, guilt, and anger. The anger is the hardest thing to deal with because it reaches out to others and inward toward oneself. Each chapter deals with different issues and how everyone is affected by everything that goes on, and that includes both good and bad decisions. My hope is each person learns how to love themselves and everyone else in the healthiest and best ways. The main problem has to be dealt with by the victim, or everyone in the family automatically becomes a victim as well. I wish everyone to gain some form of understanding and appropriate ways to love the victims of incest. Not all times do things always work out the way we would like, and so each of us has to take responsibility for ourselves. Each person has to know themselves and learn to love no matter what happens.

Download or read book Grandparents in a Digital Age written by Laura Tropp and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-11-23 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the changing culture of grandparenting. Depending on the group, the period, and the family, grandparents have been powerful patriarchs and matriarchs, reliable second parents, dependents, burdens, or community figures. The book examines the history of grandparenting and the changing depiction of grandparent culture from “old” to “hip,” including the development of the celebrity grandparent, the emergence of media technologies that allow for new communication and relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren, new rituals associated with grandparenting, the growth of the marketing of grandparenting as a new stage of life, and the impact on our culture of the commodification of grandparenting. Prior to the twentieth century, within the United States the idea of the modern grandparent likely did not even exist. Many people did not live long enough to reach the grandparent stage of life. Today, people are living longer, and grandparenting is occupying a longer phase in one’s life. Grandparenting is becoming its own life stage, where new rituals exclusive to grandparents are emerging. Newer technologies, such as Skype, Google Hangout and FaceTime, allow grandparents who are far away to establish relationships with their children. Many grandparents also use social media and blogs to chronicle their experiences. Some grandparents have turned their grandparent lifestyle into a business. The representation of grandparenting in popular culture is shifting as well. Grandparents are becoming their own figures on television and film programs, including reality shows. Others have been thrust into the public eye across social media. Marketers have realized the power of this new consumer subgroup and have begun to direct marketing campaigns to grandparents. Yet, despite the pervasive images of grandparents, some of which present empowered figures, grandparent representation in popular media continues to mimic many of the stereotypes commonly associated with aging, encouraging people to laugh at versus laugh with these figures. The Third Act: Grandparenting in a Digital Age examines grandparenting through history, interviews, and popular culture to study the changing image of grandparents in society.

Download or read book The Untold Truth written by Spencer Jean, CBIS and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spencer Jean bares his soul throughout his autobiography, explaining the never-before-told details of the suffering concussions have inflicted upon his life. He explains his first and last concussions, and everything in between. the events that take place throughout the book are explicit and have never before been heard by anyone. He explains how he hid his concussions from his coaches, teammates, parents and even doctors. He shares the consequences and life changes that concussions have imposed on his life. Some of the material may be hard to hear. He spares no details throughout the book. He explains how he took all of the negatives he suffered and turned them into a corporation that helps others prevent what he went through--and what will ultimately be his demise.

Download or read book Inside Relationships written by Sandra L Faulkner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this book again uses original case studies as a means to bring home to students, through lived experiences, the theories and concepts of interpersonal communication. Each piece takes an arts-based approach—spanning essays, short stories, scripts, photographs, poetry— and has been newly written for this edition by communication researchers, writers, and artists. The case studies focus on the aesthetic dimensions of relating to illustrate to students the workings of relationship management with regards to friendship, race, class, gender, family interaction, sexuality, and other key topics in relational communication. The case studies are framed from a critical interpersonal perspective to encourage students to consider how power and cultural discourses about relationships influence their relating. Faulkner’s introduction to each section provides important pedagogical content to give context and meaning to the cases that follow. Each case closes with questions for discussion, activities, and additional resources to help students analyze the material. The book is suited as core or supplemental reading for courses in interpersonal or relational communication.

Download or read book The Tales of Purfunple written by CJ Blandford and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gnat, a funny little purple fly, is having problems at school with a couple of bullies. He meets a big bad bug and asks the large dragonfly to help him get even and settle the score with the bullies. This Dragonfly, Slade, has changed his ways and has pocketed some valuable wisdom along his way. He shares his pearls of wisdom with Gnat and takes him on a magical journey to Purfunple. The purple predicament of Purfunple has one purple pig prince plotting to rid the world of all nonpurple color, every speck, every drop, with his new robot machine, the OP3 Operation Purple Pulverizer Pixel Geminater. He will rule the world! His new all purple world! Everything is proceeding as planned until Penelope, an unassuming flower heroine armed only with her pearls of wisdom, brings down the purple brick walls. Gnat finds a true blue friend and gathers a pocket full of shiny new pearls as he watches the story unfold, the same pearls of wisdom your child will pocket along the way. Pearls of wisdom will arm your child with encouraging words that boost their confidence and decision making skills if they are ever picked on. The Tales of Purfunple is packed full of DIY paper crafts and comes with access to a Web site with more ideas and fun. This story will give you opportunities to start conversations and teach character building skills that will help a backbone grow straight and strong. BE A MENTOR: share a pearl today.

Download or read book Just Like Jackie written by Lindsey Stoddard and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family is family, no matter what it looks like. Readers will cheer for this pitch-perfect story, just right for fans of such books as The Great Gilly Hopkins and Fish in a Tree. For as long as Robinson Hart can remember, it’s just been her and Grandpa. He taught her about cars, baseball, and everything else worth knowing. But Grandpa’s memory has been getting bad—so bad that he sometimes can’t even remember Robbie’s name. She’s sure that she’s making things worse by getting in trouble at school, but she can’t resist using her fists when bullies like Alex Carter make fun of her for not having a mom. Now she’s stuck in group guidance—and to make things even worse, Alex Carter is there too. There’s no way Robbie’s going to open up about her life to some therapy group, especially not with Alex in the room. Besides, if she told anyone how forgetful Grandpa’s been getting lately, they’d take her away from him. He’s the only family she has—and it’s up to her to keep them together, no matter what. Praise for Just Like Jackie: "I was truly moved by this refreshing story about a scrappy young heroine and her struggle to protect her family."—Sara Pennypacker, New York Times bestselling author of Pax “Just Like Jackie is a lovely story of acceptance—about what makes a family and how we make our own families, and about embracing our differences.”—Ann M. Martin, New York Times bestselling author of Rain Reign "A fresh coming-of-age novel as feisty, funny, and forthright as its protagonist. Robinson overcomes obstacles with wit, grit, and a growing compassion for others, showing us that families are what we make them and happiness is found in the simple gifts we take for granted. A rich, rewarding read all around."—John David Anderson, author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day “As close to perfect as a book for middle grade children can get!”—Cammie McGovern, author of Just My Luck ? "Stoddard debuts with a quiet but powerful narrative that gently unpacks Alzheimer’s, centers mental health, and moves through the intimate and intense emotional landscape of family—what seems to break one and what can remake it. Validating, heart-rending, and a deft blend of suffering and inspiration."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A home-run story that will resonate with all who feel they might not fit into the perfect definition of a family.”—School Library Journal “Debut author Stoddard crafts a winning narrator in Robinson. A beautiful story about the true meaning of family, perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt.”—Booklist

Download or read book Wisdom From the Spirit World written by Carole J. Obley and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-28 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wisdom from the Spirit World: Teachings on Love, Forgiveness, Purpose and Finding Peace, professional psychic medium Carole J. Obley shares teachings about these topics and others from her case files of thousands of sessions. Read the stories of a mother who is confronted with forgiving her son’s death from opioid addiction, a father whose gay estranged daughter in spirit implores him to open his heart, and a deceased husband’s loving reassurance of continued commitment to his grieving wife. Explore, enhance and expand your consciousness through the exercises in the book’s final section, which features tips to raise the vibration of your thoughts, mindful meditations to instil peace and resources to fortify and expand your spiritual awareness. Written with compassion, simplicity and honesty, this book is a compelling testament to the fortitude and brilliance of our own soul.

Download or read book The Tale of Two Champions written by Gregory J. Page and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gregory J. Page, the author of Tale of Two Champions, comes from the same great state as Homer Hickam. Greg will tell you his story of how great challenges confronted him and his community. Take the journey with Greg as he reveals in great detail how both Buffalo and Marshall Football overcame tremendous adversity to win their first State and National Championship in 1992. You also get an inside view of a West Virginia country boy growing up in Wayne County. Throughout the adventure you will see how teachers and coaches from Buffalo High School provided motivation and direction for one of their own that eventually carried through to Marshall University. Greg currently teaches and coaches at Spring Valley High School and is the Associate Pastor at Locust Grove Baptist Church. The High School Gymnasium he graduated in is now a favorite place that he enjoys coaching.

Download or read book Tales of the Fort Whiskey Creek Trading Post written by Robert R. Dahlgren and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the morning of July 4, 1868. Events were about to occur that would remain in local folks' memories for a long, long time and eventually become securely lodged in the lore of the old American West. The sun had risen in every shade of gold and red behind high storm clouds far To The east. They were dark and laced with lightning. The rumble of thunder fell on the ear like distant cannon fire and made the post horses prick up their ears and turn To The wind. it promised to be another hot summer day. Tales of the Fort Whiskey Creek Trading Post, by author Robert R. Dahlgren, Is a collection of the craziest side-splitting misadventures in the history of the Old West, As the gang of Fort Whiskey Creek embarks on their greatest challenge: growing up! With charm and innocence, one tale after another evokes the spirit of pioneer life on the American frontier. Almost anything can and does happen in each hilarious, hair-raising yarn when the boys of Fort Whiskey Creek use all their ingenuity and imagination to get themselves into and out of trouble. Based on real events and outright whoppers, Tales of the Fort Whiskey Creek Trading Post will make you laugh, make you believe in the goodness of humanity, and will make you yearn for a simpler time.

Download or read book My Grandpa s Garden written by Issak Esmail Issak and published by DL2A - BULUU PUBLISHING. This book was released on with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A presentation of a collection of poems, coupled with artistic photographs, produced by a brilliant Zanzibar-born artist, photographer, author and theatrical producer, Issak Esmail Issak. What started as individual Friday greetings to close friends and family, later became a treasure trove that had to be shared widely—hence this selected collection. Each photograph is a subtle, yet very eloquent, portrayal of the intricate cosmopolitan life in Zanzibar. Although each individual photograph already speaks volumes, the poem, alongside each, serves as a colorful embellishment. It is hoped that the reader will take the time to scrutinize each entry to try to read, understand and savor the creative genius of the author; for there is little doubt that this man of many talents is an indefatigable creator of not only admirable photographs and author of beautiful poetry, but also a brilliant producer of theatrical plays. Worth mentioning here are two other projects on which he is currently working. One is a book detailing the histories of Kutch and Zanzibar, and the Kumbhaar (or the potter-community) immigration to rural Zanzibar; and the other is the production of plays for the ‘FaAna’ Theatre. Not only does he produce the plays, he selects and trains the young Zanzibari actors, and even directs the film productions himself.

Download or read book Sixties Girl written by MaryLou Driedger and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 1960s and present-day Winnipeg, this poignant coming-of-age story follows a decade in the life of a young girl growing up in a close-knit family in a time of sweeping social change. The 1960s was a decade of major world events, exciting changes, and unforgettable fashion and music. But for Laura, navigating the cliques at school, avoiding corporal punishment doled out by the nuns, and dealing with her mother’s illness feel more real than the news stories of political assassinations, royal visits, the legalization of birth control, and the threat of nuclear war that dominate the headlines of the day. Sixties Girl is a decade in the life of an ordinary girl living in extraordinary times, from the Cuban Missile Crisis to Expo 67, from Beatlemania to miniskirts. Told in alternating timelines—with an adult Laura recalling her childhood experiences to her grandson Will—this vivid portrait of a Canadian childhood and adolescence is a deeply personal, heartfelt reflection on family and self-discovery, as well as an insightful commentary on an era that changed society forever.

Download or read book Walking in Two Worlds written by Laura Dale and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walking in Two Worlds is a fascinating, authentic account of an individual’s encounters with the unexplained. Here is a collection of journal entries—spanning many years—that recount the author’s dreams, telepathic events, out-of-body experiences, visions, and spiritual encounters. Also depicted are occurrences of clairaudience, claircognizance, divination, precognition, psychometry, second sight, and many other mysteries of being alive. The author enhances her accounts with interpretations of the messages she believes these incidents contain. Her personal work is well supported by references to expert sources, photos, and excerpts from outside publications. Walking in Two Worlds is a standout for its authentic interest in connecting a community of psychics. “I quickly realized it wasn’t about me at all,” the author says. “It’s about shining a light into someone else’s darkness.”

Download or read book My Mom s Story Through My Words written by Pen Name: Aishwarya Kaur Author Name: Jasleen Kaur Neb and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-03-09 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My mother’s story is not just a story but a life she has lived; not just for herself, but for others. This story can be unbelievable for many people, but only she knows what she has gone through. This story has plenty of themes like love, care, anger and selflessness. Like many mothers in this world, my mother sacrificed her life for her family. I believe this story should be told because many readers can find themselves in this book. Selflessness is a strong quality that can be found only in a few people like my mom. This story is about that strength.

Download or read book My Appalachia 1924 1942 written by Lorraine Stott Maiden and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-07-03 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lorraine Stott Maiden celebrates family bonds, hard work, and growing up in Appalachia from 1924 to 1942 in this autobiography that will have you yearning for yesterday. Throughout her childhood, Maiden’s family moved around Kentucky’s mining country to make ends meet. Even though life was tough, she remembers with fondness getting up in the morning to have breakfast with her daddy, who would tickle her and toss her in the air before leaving for work. The Great Depression would take a toll on the family, but this was during a time when someone’s struggle to succeed was their determining factor for failure or success. The government did not rescue the disadvantaged—at least not until Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal came along. There were no evil intentions—only people struggling to find their own niche. Some succeeded, and some gave up. That was just part of growing up and trying to survive in Appalachia.

Download or read book I Remember written by DeEtta Clugston and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-12-10 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes several delightful stories from DeEtta's childhood, growing up in Madison Township, Lenawee County, MI. The stories take place in the early 1900's and include family history as well as vivid descriptions of the area. The 2nd edition also includes short historical stories from Gayle (Clugston) McKinney and Linda (Clugston) Eno, daughters of DeEtta Clugston.