Download or read book Free to Be Me written by Rose C. Belk and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rose lived vivaciously in her own little world. No worries. No issues. No indication that things could go wrong until something happened that turned her world upside down. For the first time, she knew what it meant to feel awkward and to experience heartache and disappointment. If only she knew then, what she knows now, perhaps things would have been different for her.
Download or read book Single and Free To Be Me written by Clarence Shuler and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-02-22 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equips singles regardless of age or gender with practical and spiritual principles.
Download or read book Free to Be Me written by Dawn Chrystal and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free to be Me Do you ever wake up some days, and wonder, ‘What on earth is this all about?’, ‘Where am I going? ‘What’s wrong with me? ‘Who am I?’ Do you hear yourself saying, ‘I can’t do this anymore’? Please stop and listen to this inner voice. This is the voice of your soul calling out to be heard. Your soul is saying, ‘It is time for change. I am ready to make a difference’. Free to be Me is a step by step healing manual to help you re-evaluate what is happening in your life. We all come to crossroads in our lives, where we need to acknowledge what is going on. A crossroads where you have this uneasy feeling, that you can no longer walk the path you are walking. If your life is feeling out of balance, this is your time to make changes. This is your time to start to empower yourself, to create the life you desire, and the life you deserve. The author, Dawn Chrystal, uses her life experiences and knowledge, to gently help you to recognise where you have lost your way. Dawn introduces natural techniques, and Bach Flower Remedies to help you peel away the layers which no longer serve you, to reveal your true potential, and the person you were born to be. She says, ‘I respect that everyone is on their own individual path, and that your journey will be unique to you. Take what you need from each section of Free to be Me, and bring it into your life each day. Every time you walk away from your book, bring the techniques you have learnt today into your daily life. The more you work on you, the more empowered you will feel. The peace of mind, and the clarity you find, will be priceless’. To kickstart your healing journey, Dawn offers you introductory offers, to help you explore the benefits of the Bach Flower Remedies and her personal guidance. Use your book as a workshop manual. Each time you pick it up, you are stepping in to learn about yourself, and how you can enhance your life.
Download or read book Free to Be Me written by Stasi Eldredge and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who am I, really? How do I figure out what to do with my life? Does anybody really care about me? Why can't I be as pretty as her? Stasi Eldredge understands the doubts, struggles, and fears you are facing. She has been there! Now Stasi invites you to walk with her as she helps you understand the lies this world tries to sell you, and believe that God sees you as beautiful and worthy—right now. With honesty and grace, Stasi will help you see the hand of God in your story and trust Him with your every hope and dream.
Download or read book Free To Be Me written by Maggie White and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By telling my story I hope to help people suffering adversity and severe depression. This problem has been with me since my early 20’s. I have spent several periods in hospital, also having E.C.T. I am still on a lot of medication. We moved form Sydney to Broke in the Hunter Valley firstly growing raspberries to supply the restaurants and eventually having an on-farm-shop. I also made chutneys and jams from our fruit trees and extensive vegetable garden. Although we had apricots, figs, pears and table grapes, the raspberries developed a disease so we had to look to another venture. We researched and eventually planted olive trees. We were foundation members of the Hunter Valley Olive Association; I also travelled to California, Argentine, Spain and Italy for further research. We sold the farm and bought a huge home on Lake Macquarie, from tree change to sea change. The marriage was very rocky and I was very unhappy. We then bought a restaurant, which brought a whole lot of new stresses and problems. In 2003 I suffered a stroke, was in an induced coma for four months and when I regained consiousnes, I was blind. My husband and children put me in a nursinghome, I was only 56 years old. It was awful. Apart from loss of vision I was suffering no other effects from the stroke. The family sought no help for me so I initiated seeing an eye surgeon. The result was I regained my sight. I was indeed a medical miracle. I went back home but life was terrible. I was working with two social workers who described my situation as domestic violence, not physical but emotional. Eventually one morning I rang my three children, in Sydney, and told them I was leaving, not one said Mum I will come and get you. I rang a friend who would pick me up but I could only stay a couple of nights. After contacting one of the social workers I ended up in a Women’s Refuge, firstly in Muswellbrook then Lane Cove, in Sydney. For 7 years I have been in a Retirement Village and am extremely happy. I rarely have contact with my three children and six grand daughters. This hurts a great deal. They don’t seem to value me but my many friends and activities make a very full and happy life. I am at last ‘free to be me’. Maggie Attached are two chapters.
Download or read book Free to Be Me written by Betty Robison and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From insecurity to true freedom -- God loves us and accepts us just as we are right now. And He longs to show us how to break out of our individual prisons of negative thoughts, past behaviors, and destructive patterns.
Download or read book Single Me written by Neri Morris and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Single Me is my journey of undoing. Undoing all that I thought I knew about myself, about relationships, about God and how my plans and His plans collide. It's my journey of learning to love this unwanted path of singleness and trusting that God's plans, whilst painful and heartbreaking at times always, without fail, lead to a better life. I intentionally try to offer no answers, just questions and revelations I have wrestled with. My hope is that by sharing these very real, very vulnerable stories you will discover that you too, are not alone.
Download or read book Free To Be Me written by Graham Bretherick and published by Elm Hill. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FREE TO BE ME Turning Shame into Freedom All of us are aware of things in our lives that rob us of our freedom to be the complete person God made us to be. These issues in our lives are often buried in our past but still work powerfully to keep us imprisoned and immobilized in the present. Many unresolved concerns from the past are buried in shame and are very difficult for us to examine. Shame is one of the most powerful emotions in our lives and yet its influence is seldom recognized or talked about. The Bible has a great deal to say about shame, including how God wants to turn our negative experiences with shame into something positive. Wherever we live with an area of unhealed shame, we are unable to function in the grace of God in that area. 'Negative' shame robs us of God’s power in our lives and the capacity to fulfill our destiny. Therefore, it is imperative that as Christians we understand how to turn shame into a positive healing experience that will prepare us to be used in the Kingdom of God. This book is designed to bring healing to a very needy area of emotional development and will be taught with sensitivity and care.
Download or read book Decades of Discovery Free to Be Me written by Margaret Maund and published by Y Lolfa. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of south Wales valleys born Margaret Maund who experienced a remarkable life as a nurse and midwife in central Africa in the late 1960s. Margaret was later ordained as an Anglican priest; indeed she was amongst the first group of women to be ordained in Wales. Her autobiography charts the highs and lows of a life spent breaking new ground.
Download or read book FREE TO BE ME A story of sadness tragedy but also of laughter humour written by Fiona H. French and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the story of my life. Just a shy Scottish lass, I did well at school. At 21, I was diagnosed with myoclonic epilepsy, prescribed nitrazepam and had to give up teacher training. The next 40 years were marred by depression. After taking early retirement in 2012, my GP suggested I stop taking nitrazepam. This left me extremely ill and bedridden for two years. However, I am now free from epilepsy, depression and prescription drugs for the first time in my adult life. I am looking forward to the rest of my retirement. I hope others will be inspired never to give up. You just never know what might be round the corner.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Children s Literature written by Julia Mickenberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remarkably well researched, the essays consider a wide range of texts - from the U.S., Britain and Canada - and take a variety fo theoretical approaches, including formalism and Marxism and those related to psychology, postcolonialism, reception, feminism, queer studies, and performance studies ... This collection pushes boundaries of genre, notions of childhood ... Choice. Back cover of book.
Download or read book Party of One written by Beth M. Knobbe and published by St Anthony Messenger Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Ever get stuck at the kids' table at family gatherings? * Does everyone want to "fix you up" with potential mates? * Are your dreams on hold until you find someone with whom to share them? In this candid look at being single, Beth Knobbe draws on the experiences of men and women who share their personal stories and reflections on what it means to be single--with faith, purpose, and passion. With insights from both Scripture and ordinary people, Knobbe shows us that the single life can be one of abundance and joy. She addresses the fears singles face, the assumptions people make, and the questions singles ask themselves. She includes practical and spiritual advice for finding happiness and contentment as a single person.
Download or read book Why Am I Still Single For Women written by Ieva Kambarovaite and published by WOW Book Publishing . This book was released on 2018-12-30 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Am I Still Single For Women is not your typical dating book. It is an entertaining and insightful guide showing a smart, driven and ambitious woman how to stop attracting the wrong men, how to heal yourself from unavailable men, where to find love and your tribe, how to get a clearance about what you really want in life, how to love your body, how to get the date that makes you feel excited, how to look after yourself so you don’t get a burnout. After reading this book, you will finally understand what is stopping you from meeting that special someone and finding love in your life. The answer is very simple and by implementing several steps presented by Ieva Kambarovaite, relationship and dating coach, you will see the most positive and exciting changes in all areas of your life. This book can get you from a woman who thinks of 99 reasons why he has not texted you back, to someone who is seeing a man that cannot wait to call you. Ieva Kambarovaite shares her own personal journey how she went from someone who is waiting for those blue ticks on WhatsApp to appear to a woman that knows how to love herself, how to put herself first and how to build a life that does not just revolve around finding a partner. Do you know how to communicate with him, so he understands you? Do you know why you feel lonely and broken? Do you know what you really want in your partner? Do you know your love language? Do you know why you keep attracting the wrong guys? Learn the answers to these questions in Why Am I Still Single For Women. See instant results by making the most of the book. Don’t just read it but take action from day one. Ieva has put so much love into this book. It can heal your wounds and open the doors to a life full of love.
Download or read book I Know This Much Is True written by Wally Lamb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-06-03 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his stunning debut novel, She's Come Undone, Wally Lamb won the adulation of critics and readers with his mesmerizing tale of one woman's painful yet triumphant journey of self-discovery. Now, this brilliantly talented writer returns with I Know This Much Is True, a heartbreaking and poignant multigenerational saga of the reproductive bonds of destruction and the powerful force of forgiveness. A masterpiece that breathtakingly tells a story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal--this novel is a contemporary retelling of an ancient Hindu myth. A proud king must confront his demons to achieve salvation. Change yourself, the myth instructs, and you will inhabit a renovated world. When you're the same brother of a schizophrenic identical twin, the tricky thing about saving yourself is the blood it leaves on your bands--the little inconvenience of the look-alike corpse at your feet. And if you're into both survival of the fittest and being your brother's keeper--if you've promised your dying mother--then say so long to sleep and hello to the middle of the night. Grab a book or a beer. Get used to Letterman's gap-toothed smile of the absurd, or the view of the bedroom ceiling, or the influence of random selection. Take it from a godless insomniac. Take it from the uncrazy twin--the guy who beat the biochemical rap. Dominick Birdsey's entire life has been compromised and constricted by anger and fear, by the paranoid schizophrenic twin brother he both deeply loves and resents, and by the past they shared with their adoptive father, Ray, a spit-and-polish ex-Navy man (the five-foot-six-inch sleeping giant who snoozed upstairs weekdays in the spare room and built submarines at night), and their long-suffering mother, Concettina, a timid woman with a harelip that made her shy and self-conscious: She holds a loose fist to her face to cover her defective mouth--her perpetual apology to the world for a birth defect over which she'd had no control. Born in the waning moments of 1949 and the opening minutes of 1950, the twins are physical mirror images who grow into separate yet connected entities: the seemingly strong and protective yet fearful Dominick, his mother's watchful "monkey"; and the seemingly weak and sweet yet noble Thomas, his mother's gentle "bunny." From childhood, Dominick fights for both separation and wholeness--and ultimately self-protection--in a house of fear dominated by Ray, a bully who abuses his power over these stepsons whose biological father is a mystery. I was still afraid of his anger but saw how he punished weakness--pounced on it. Out of self-preservation I hid my fear, Dominick confesses. As for Thomas, he just never knew how to play defense. He just didn't get it. But Dominick's talent for survival comes at an enormous cost, including the breakup of his marriage to the warm, beautiful Dessa, whom he still loves. And it will be put to the ultimate test when Thomas, a Bible-spouting zealot, commits an unthinkable act that threatens the tenuous balance of both his and Dominick's lives. To save himself, Dominick must confront not only the pain of his past but the dark secrets he has locked deep within himself, and the sins of his ancestors--a quest that will lead him beyond the confines of his blue-collar New England town to the volcanic foothills of Sicily 's Mount Etna, where his ambitious and vengefully proud grandfather and a namesake Domenico Tempesta, the sostegno del famiglia, was born. Each of the stories Ma told us about Papa reinforced the message that he was the boss, that he ruled the roost, that what he said went. Searching for answers, Dominick turns to the whispers of the dead, to the pages of his grandfather's handwritten memoir, The History of Domenico Onofrio Tempesta, a Great Man from Humble Beginnings. Rendered with touches of magic realism, Domenico's fablelike tale--in which monkeys enchant and religious statues weep--becomes the old man's confession--an unwitting legacy of contrition that reveals the truth's of Domenico's life, Dominick learns that power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed, and now, picking through the humble shards of his deconstructed life, he will search for the courage and love to forgive, to expiate his and his ancestors' transgressions, and finally to rebuild himself beyond the haunted shadow of his twin. Set against the vivid panoply of twentieth-century America and filled with richly drawn, memorable characters, this deeply moving and thoroughly satisfying novel brings to light humanity's deepest needs and fears, our aloneness, our desire for love and acceptance, our struggle to survive at all costs. Joyous, mystical, and exquisitely written, I Know This Much Is True is an extraordinary reading experience that will leave no reader untouched.
Download or read book The Journey written by Edwina Reizer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we travel through our years And look back we can see That all we did and where we've been We never could foresee All of the paths our lives would lead And so we just kept pace And found ourselves living lives Never in one place. We zigzagged here and zigzagged there Never in a straight line. But, as you look back on it all There never was a sign Saying, Go this way or take this road. We just made a choice. Sometimes right, sometimes wrong And then inside a voice Questioned you, asked you why You went where you went? The answer of course is the journey. It's where you were sent.
Download or read book Finding Hope in a Dark Place written by Clarence Shuler and published by Kirkdale Press. This book was released on 2022-12-14 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When you're in a dark place, it is also a sacred place because God is there with you." In this refreshingly candid book, author, life coach, and conference speaker Clarence Shuler shares his own story of depression and how, by God's grace, he learned how to effectively manage it. Shuler's story will help you receive grace in your own struggles. Joining Clarence is Monique Gadson (affectionately known as "Dr. Mo"), a licensed counselor who helped Clarence escape a very dark place in his life. Learn from Dr. Mo as she offers counseling insights and expertise woven throughout Clarence's story, bringing clarity and wisdom to anyone desperate for hope. In the "Your Journey" section at the end of each chapter, you will be guided to reflect on your own walk in darkness and find ways back to joy. Finding Hope in a Dark Place—part memoir, part mentorship, part workbook—will help you recognize your own story in Clarence's and remind you that hope is possible and worth pursuing. Even in the darkness, God is with you in that sacred space.
Download or read book When We Were Free to Be written by Lori Rotskoff and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you grew up in the era of mood rings and lava lamps, you probably remember Free to Be . . . You and Me--the groundbreaking children's record, book, and television special that debuted in 1972. Conceived by actress and producer Marlo Thomas and promoted by Ms. magazine, it captured the spirit of the growing women's movement and inspired girls and boys to challenge stereotypes, value cooperation, and respect diversity. In this lively collection marking the fortieth anniversary of Free to Be . . . You and Me, thirty-two contributors explore the creation and legacy of this popular children's classic. Featuring a prologue by Marlo Thomas, When We Were Free to Be offers an unprecedented insiders' view by the original creators, as well as accounts by activists and educators who changed the landscape of childhood in schools, homes, toy stores, and libraries nationwide. Essays document the rise of non-sexist children's culture during the 1970s and address how Free to Be still speaks to families today. Contributors are Alan Alda, Laura Briggs, Karl Bryant, Becky Friedman, Nancy Gruver, Carol Hall, Carole Hart, Dorothy Pitman Hughes, Joe Kelly, Cheryl Kilodavis, Dionne Kirschner, Francine Klagsbrun, Stephen Lawrence, Laura L. Lovett, Courtney Martin, Karin A. Martin, Tayloe McDonald, Trey McIntyre, Peggy Orenstein, Leslie Paris, Miriam Peskowitz, Deesha Philyaw, Abigail Pogrebin, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Robin Pogrebin, Patrice Quinn, Lori Rotskoff, Deborah Siegel, Jeremy Adam Smith, Barbara Sprung, Gloria Steinem, and Marlo Thomas. Publisher's Note: Late in the production of this book, the text on pages 252 and 253 was accidentally reversed. As a result, one should read page 253 before turning to page 252 and then proceeding on to page 254. The publisher deeply regrets this error.
