Download or read book The Many Paths of Love written by Betty Wagner Loeb and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-11-20 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In anguish, Gus Antonelli cries out in the night, For years, Ive lived close to my brothers house, eaten at his table, played with his children, coveted his wife. Such is the agony of Gus who sacrifices his love for Jenny for the sake of his identical twin Tony. It all began when Jenny and her dear friend Sara shared a table in a crowded restaurant in Philadelphia with two handsome, charming young men visiting from New York where they were preparing to open an upscale restaurant. They offered Jenny a job. Observing the twins, Sara later asks, I wonder what happens when twins fall in love with the same girl? Jennys heart is broken when her father dies, and soon afterwards, Sara commits suicide. She collapses and is taken by Jonathan Holbrook, whom she met at her fathers funeral, to his psychiatric hospital for a few days. Returning home, she is haunted by the loss of the two people she loved, so she accepts the job offer and flees to New York. Maria, the twins mother, invites Jenny to stay with them in a condominium high above Central Park. The kind, good-natured Antonellis become her family. Tony glows with love for Jenny, and she feels the same way about him. However, in one unguarded moment, she sees Gus gazing at her like Tony does. Unable to marry one and hurt the other, she returns home to complete her final year at Drexel University and earn her degree in fashion design. Desperately poor, Jenny sells her little house and rents a cheap apartment in center city Philadelphia where shes near the university and can work evenings in a department store. Jonathan finds her and lavishes her with expensive gifts. One year later, lonely and weary of her struggle, she allows him to trick her into marriage. He promises to help her to jump-start her career, a promise he immediately breaks, demanding they have a family first because of his age. Jonathans mother, elegant Millicent Holbrook, admires Jennys beauty and talent. She gives the couple a lovely Christmas wedding. She also encourages Jennys ambition and helps her open a boutique She introduces Jenny to Gary Durant, owner of a clothing factory in New York. He hires Jenny to design dresses for him, also prevails on her to model for him from time to time. Her talent saves his ailing business. Gary also introduces Jenny to wealthy businessmen who soon have her designing gowns for their wives and wedding gowns for their daughters. Jenny gives Jonathan a son they nickname LJ, meaning little Jon. Jonathans temper frightens his already nervous child. Jonathan becomes jealous of Jennys success as a designer and is perhaps jealous of the interest shown her by his mother, his brother Robert and two sisters, Jill and Myra. Jonathan spends most of his time at his hospital. Following the deaths of both his father and mother, he becomes an alcoholic and suffers a complete breakdown, during which time Jenny nurses him back to health. A fire at his hospital, in addition to his reckless spending, plunge Jonathan into debt and into the arms of a socialite who bails him out of trouble. By now, Jenny is quite wealthy, but he refuses her help. After accidentally seeing him kissing the socialite, Jenny has a violent fight with the woman, after which Jonathan strikes Jenny. She orders him out of the house he had built for her. When she seeks medical help for her bruised face, she learns shes pregnant but doesnt reveal this to Jonathan until they meet much later at Disney World when he is furious and threatens taking custody of the child. After her divorce, Tony comes to Philadelphia to help Jenny manage her businesses which now includes a lingerie factory she inherited from a friend. They move the factory to the suburbs, not far from her boutique thats located in a little Victorian house. Gus is aware that Jenny knows how he feels about her and is certain shell never

Download or read book Many Paths One Destination written by Ram Ramakrishnan and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Many Paths, One Destination" takes an in-depth look at the religions of the world. From Christianity to Sufism, from Buddhism to Sikhism, Ram Ramakrishnan examines the ideas that shape our views on life, in the hopes that by understanding one another we can find common ground, and eventually, peace.

Download or read book 5 Paths to the Love of Your Life written by Lauren F. Winner and published by NavPress Publishing Group. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Respected relationship experts and bestselling authors offer sound dating and marriage advice, grounded in biblical truth and their own personal experiences.

Download or read book Paths Of Love written by Joseph Bolin and published by Joseph Bolin. This book was released on 2008-05-31 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At last I have found my vocation. My vocation is love!" Love is the heart of every vocation. This book about vocation to marriage, priesthood, or religious life, has several unique features. First, while being addressed to all Catholics, not only to theologians, it does not oversimplify vocation, or give a mere compilation of advice, but aims to present the rich depth and wealth of the Christian understanding of vocation in a simple and accessible manner. Secondly, this book goes right to two great saints at the heart of quite different traditions on vocation, namely St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Ignatius Loyola, and the basic difference between them, a difference which is often unappreciated, or is passed over superficially. The goal is not to decide in favor of one over the other, nor to examine in detail their historical or theological connection; this book rather aims to use these different points of view to convey all that belongs to a full Christian and human approach to vocation.

Download or read book Our Paths are Connected by the Presence of Love written by Renata Bigham-Belt and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having lived through many of the peaks and valleys in life, Renata writes inspirational poetry to bring strength and peace to others traveling this same journey.

Download or read book The Path of Love written by Becca Stevens and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's easy to get lost in the busyness of every day. But taking a walk and discovering God's presence along the way will bring you back to where you need to be. The Walking Bible Study, a series of short readings and meditations, is your field guide to learning more about Scripture as you travel through nature and life. Wherever you walk, take it along with you and follow the paths of God. "Walking changes us; it can transport our spirits from being weighed down by life into the joy of God's presence." - Becca Stevens Each study consists of four sessions. Sessions include prayer, Scripture, Becca’s thoughts and stories, questions to think about or discuss, and activities. The Path of Love The world was created when God took the two chaotic elements of the universe that do not allow life---the deep and the darkness---and encompassed them into a loving creation that is called Good. The story of Love is rooted in creation and is so powerful that in its culminating act, it rolls the stone away at the break of Easter morning.

Download or read book Be Love Now written by Ram Dass and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “May Ram Dass’s intimate and heartfelt account inspire others to find their own path of true love, compassion, and joyful service.” —Thich Nhat Hanh, author of The Heart of Buddha’s Teaching Ram Dass’s long-awaited Be Love Now is the transformational teaching of a forty-year journey to the heart. The author of the two-million-copy classic Be Here Now and its influential sequel Still Here, Dass is joined once more by Rameshwar Das—a collaborator from the Love Serve Remember audio recordings—to offer this intimate and inspiring exploration of the human soul. Like Deepak Chopra’s Book of Secrets, the Dalai Lama’s Art of Happiness, and Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Coming to Our Senses, Ram Dass’s Be Love Now will serve as a lodestar for anyone seeking to enhance their spiritual awareness and improve their capacity to serve—and love—the world around them. “Be Love Now, like Be Here Now, is equal parts memoir and manual of meditation. It’s hard to believe the two books are separated by more than thirty years. The writing in Be Love Now is as fresh and charged with insight as the earlier one.” —Los Angeles Times “If the West even approaches enlightenment in the Twenty-first Century, there’s no way to overestimate the role of Ram Dass in making it happen. He planted seeds that turned into a million trees; if and when they blossom, they will exude the fragrance of his teaching forever.” —Marianne Williamson “Be Love Now reveals the true meaning of yoga, the union of the open heart—this is required reading for anyone who follows a path of devotion.” —Daniel Goleman, New York Times–bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence

Download or read book The Path to Love written by Deepak Chopra, M.D. and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A remarkable fusion of Eastern wisdom and Western practicality that offers strategies for clearing away the obstacles to love your life, for restoring the boundless soul of love, and for finding romance that will last a lifetime. Drawing on the Vedic texts of India and other great wisdom traditions, Dr. Deepak Chopra describes the seven stages of love, beginning and culminating in ecstasy. At each stage we hear stories like those of Clare, who only falls in love with unattainable men; of Frankie and Della, whose eight-year-old marriage has become a battleground of distrust; and of Gail and Jarrett, who near retirement without understanding how they will fit together into their new lives. As we see these couples overcome their obstacles, and as we work through a series of specific exercises, we anchor these lessons in our own experience. We all know the only way to enjoy the ecstasy of true romance for a lifetime is first to discover love within ourselves, but this task has often proved too difficult. Until now. In The Path to Love, you will find an astonishing blueprint to the uncharted territory of your own heart. First, Dr. Chopra orients us with timeless wisdom and contemporary real-life examples, then guides us step by step on the path to love. And once we discover the love inside ourselves, we start to see it everywhere—in lovers, husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends—until our own lives become self-sustaining acts of passion, romantic and fulling and miraculous.

Download or read book Hide Seek With God written by and published by Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This book was released on 1994 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - 29 enchanting tales for four- to eight-year-olds. - For today's children, a religious vision that is multicultural and non-sexist. - Includes suggestions for talking about God with children without using dogma. - God comes to life as many things--transcendent mystery, spiritual force, the mother and father of life, peace, and silence, and lightness and darkness.

Download or read book Many Paths of Love written by Lorena Ann Olmsted and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Path of Love written by Ronald D. Cowen and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2015-02-06 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buddha was a scientist. Instead of using a microscope or a particle accelerator, the Buddha used ESP. He had several psychic powers that allowed him to perceive in detail the psychology of karma, the evolution of consciousness, and subatomic particles. He discovered love and self-love to be organizing principles that evolved early in the history of intelligent consciousness, especially with regard to feelings and emotions. Every person has the deepest need to love and be loved. He solved the mind-body problem by perceiving the physical basis of intelligent consciousness. These psychic powers are acknowledged in Hindu and Buddhist scriptures, but extremely few people have them. This book is essentially a meditation report written by someone who has them. While this sounds like an invitation to return this book to the shelf in a bookstore, it also documents in depth another report by a physicist, Stephen Phillips, who relates in comprehensive detail the relationship between modern superstring theory and extrasensory observation of the elements of the periodic table by Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater of the Theosophical Society. This strong connection between modern physics and psychic powers of the Buddha is a real challenge to both the modern scientist and the modern Buddhist.

Download or read book Aspects of the Heart written by Joan Chittister and published by Twenty-Third Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lovely book, Sr. Joan looks at 50 "aspects," all of which in some way can fill our hearts and our lives. She talks about a prayerful heart, a peaceful heart, a risking heart, a wise heart, a cosmic heart, a compassionate heart. Each brief chapter offers abundant food for reflection and prayer, and each offers an opportunity to become persons who "produce Good from the treasure of the heart" (Luke 6:45).

Download or read book One Soul One Love One Heart written by John E. Welshons and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we heal our difficult relationships and nurture our healthy ones? What is their significance in our spiritual life? In this deeply moving, groundbreaking book, John E. Welshons answers these questions and many more. He shows why the path to real and lasting happiness lies in recognizing that we are all One, and in living in that awareness. He shows us how to heal our most difficult relationships by transforming them into our greatest spiritual lessons and how to love, forgive, and care for our fellow human beings — even those we find most difficult to love and forgive. With compassion and wisdom, Welshons invites us into a revolutionary new understanding of ourselves, our spiritual life, our world, and all our relationships.

Download or read book and Her Path of Love written by Vidya Dehejia and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1990-08-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a translation and study of the poems of a ninth-century woman saint and mystic. The Introduction is designed to make the translations accessible to a non-specialist audience, while the Notes provide insights into the poems and useful explications of allusions and convention with which readers who do not possess a specialized knowledge of Tamil Vaisnava bhakti may be unfamiliar.

Download or read book The Love Path written by Averill Nicole Richardson and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Love Path presents a radical, new, and exciting theory about the evolution of human love consciousness. The author postulates that The Love Path is one of four developmental routes that can assist us to become who we want to be. The other routes are The Truth Path, The Peace Path, and The Warrior Path. While we can change direction at any time and experiment with different modes of being, those who choose to focus on the developmental tasks of The Love Path right to its completion become Masters of Love. The first part of the book outlines key concepts which form the building blocks to the author’s theory, and explains why modern love relationships have become increasingly complex. The second part of the book is a step-by-step practical overview of how love consciousness can grow through four maturational stages of human experience: 1. Sensuality, 2. Sexuality, 3. Advanced Intimacy, and 4. Compassion. Individually, The Love Path offers followers happiness and inner peace. Collectively, The Love Path is a guide for those wishing to create Eden on Earth. The choice is ours.

Download or read book Exploring the Path of Love written by Nicky Huys and published by Nicky Huys. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Exploring the Path of Love" is a profound and insightful guide that takes readers on a transformative journey through the intricate labyrinth of love. With wisdom and compassion, it delves into the depths of human connection, providing practical tools and profound insights to navigate the challenges and joys of relationships. From understanding the true nature of love and building healthy relationship patterns to embracing vulnerability, communication skills, and the art of compromise, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted dimensions of love. It delves into the psychological and sociological perspectives on love, explores the concept of love languages and individual preferences, and emphasizes the importance of self-reflection and personal growth. With practical exercises, thought-provoking reflections, and real-life examples, it guides readers in establishing healthy boundaries, overcoming personal barriers, and cultivating emotional intimacy. Whether you are single, in a relationship, or seeking love, this book equips you with the tools to create meaningful connections and find fulfillment on your unique love journey.

Download or read book A Path to Perfect Love written by Donna Malchuk and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what a professional cheerleader, a Waldorf mom or a computer geek could teach maturing women? Or perhaps you have longed to know how to perform a self-loving ritual? Search no more! Donna Malchuk gives you all the answers and much more in her luscious and thoughtful book, A Path to Perfect Love. Drawing from her own experience, Donna Malchuk shares in a clear, no-nonsense, intimate and often humorous way, the lessons she learned from significant events in her life. The result is a kaleidoscope of feel-good advice that, if applied, can easily change and improve every woman's life. With such diverse chapter headings as, "WE Are Living in Magnificient Times" and "Thoughts - Controlling 'Stinking Thinking' ", Donna retells her stories with an honesty that is both brutal and tender. Many women will identify and relate to Donna and cheer with her when she triumphs over the challenges in her life, and thank her, as well, as she guides us gently but firmly to LOVE after love....