Download or read book Reflection on Sparks from the Heart written by Jan Middlebrook and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heart Sparks written by Ruth Davis and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-24 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're like most of the people I work with and how I used to be, you know there's more to life than just going through the motions, doing what you're supposed to, getting things done. You want to wake up in the morning, excited about life. You want to feel inspired and passionate with the work you do. You want to live more of what you love. The problem is, a lot of us have forgotten what we love. Because we aren't encouraged to follow our dreams. Because we have commitments and obligations. Because we're so busy taking care of everyone else that we have forgotten to take care of ourselves. And when we do start to think about what we might love to be doing with our lives instead, we hear all those voices in our head saying: there's no time for that, I'm too old to do anything different, I can't make money at it so it's not worth my time... And then we feel felt like such a failure because we know we are not living our true purpose. Heart Sparks: 7 Practices For Loving Your Life is an easy-to-read collection of stories, questions and opportunities to help you discern what is and isn't working in your current situation, and practices to create a life filled with more joy, more passion, more things that feel like love.
Download or read book Journal Sparks written by Emily K. Neuburger and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using words, drawing, collage, and observation-based list-making, award-winning author Emily K. Neuburger highlights the many paths into journaling. Her 60 interactive writing prompts and art how-tos help you to expand your imagination and stimulate your creativity. Every spread invites a new approach to filling a page, from making a visual map of a day-in-my-life to turning random splotches into quirky characters for a playful story. It’s the perfect companion to all those blank books and an ideal launchpad to explore creative self-expression and develop an imaginative voice — for anyone ages 10 to 100! Teachers' Choice Award Winner Mom's Choice Awards Winner Foreword INDIES Gold Award Winner National Parenting Product Awards Winner
Download or read book Reigniting the Spark written by Bruce Chalmer and published by TCK Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-29 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to have better sex with your partner and build a lasting, satisfying relationship in this guide by a seasoned couples therapist. Dr. Bruce Chalmer’s Reigniting the Spark shows couples how to build a lasting relationship full of passion and fulfillment. You’ll find out how to improve your communication, have better sex, and avoid pointless arguments. Dr. Chalmer combines his expertise in science with thirty years of experience as a couples therapist to show how you can restore intimacy and overcome any relationship problem to create and maintain a lively, loving, lasting relationship. He offers a unique perspective on the role of faith—not necessarily religious—in relationships. Whatever your faith background, religious or secular, Dr. Chalmer’s approach to faith as a key to unlocking intimacy will inform and inspire you. This book explores the most common issues that sap the happiness out of a relationship and shows you exactly what to do to turn it around. Written in a relatable and easy-to-understand style, Reigniting the Spark will help you better understand yourself and your partner so you can both be more satisfied. Whether you’re reading alone or with a partner, this book will teach you: How to build and restore intimacy, trust, and a deep connection in your relationship How to identify triggering issues like trauma that could be sapping the joy out of your relationship, and exactly what to do about it A list of bad reasons people get married—and one good one How to go from plain old sex, to good sex, to sacred sex How to be your best self when your partner has been unfaithful How to know when to break up, and when to work through the inevitable growing pains in your relationship Reigniting the Spark is for any couple who’s ready to create a stronger, more fulfilling relationship. Perfect for fans of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by Jon Gottman and Nan Silver, Kosher Sex by Shmuley Boteach, Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel, The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman, and Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendricks and Helen LaKelly Hunt.
Download or read book Reflections of the Heart written by Tony Mangan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is Tony’s tribute to Mrs. Curran, his English teacher during his enrollment at Alexander Junior High School 51 in Brooklyn. She was a sweet, gentle lady, who taught English with an emphasis on examining the intricacies and meanings contained in poetry. She gave her students the gift of exploration beyond the Brooklyn setting, and they loved the chance to dream a bit in each class. The students respected and loved Mrs. Curran, Tony most especially. This book has been inspired by those two years in which poetry inspired in him a continuing desire to pursue his love of it, and its use of telling stories, evoking emotion, and creating joy, empathy, and a route to learning life’s crucial lessons. Throughout his life, Tony has wondered whether any of his fellow students may have been inspired to follow a course similar to the one he has chosen.
Download or read book The Light of Sparks written by Mariyam Ridha and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When life takes a turn in every way it could, our author, Mariyam Ridha, all could do was emit up her heart, squeeze her soul which then poured into captivating poems. ‘The Light of Sparks’ is a compilation of poems which will make you go through the different labyrinthine aspect of life, which the author had gone through, which she regarded people going through and the inevitable thoughts which forced the author to scribble. When demotivation, lovelessness, and despondency submerge us in the wrong way, the author began a journey to unseal it, evading the truth that it is already around her breaths. When she found it she penned it down such that she feels the equivalent motivation when it read for the millionth time by herself. The sparks won’t change stories, but would presumably change the last layers of heart which hunger for optimism, benevolence, and profound affection and that will change the world around you through the light. The light, that is illuminated by the sparks. “Let your eye be Opened internally, Enough to see the sparks, Which will light up lives”
Download or read book Reflections of the Heart written by Sandra Reece-Tinsley and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are young seeking to fit in to a world seemingly absent of God, or are worn and seasoned by age while seeking God and His purpose, travel your journey with the knowledge that God, the Creator of life, has put His spirit inside you and has plans for your life.
Download or read book Icy Sparks written by Gwyn Hyman Rubio and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-03-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book and the March 2001 selection of Oprah's Book Club® ! Icy Sparks is the sad, funny and transcendent tale of a young girl growing up in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky during the 1950’s. Gwyn Hyman Rubio’s beautifully written first novel revolves around Icy Sparks, an unforgettable heroine in the tradition of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird or Will Treed in Cold Sassy Tree. At the age of ten, Icy, a bright, curious child orphaned as a baby but raised by adoring grandparents, begins to have strange experiences. Try as she might, her "secrets"—verbal croaks, groans, and physical spasms—keep afflicting her. As an adult, she will find out she has Tourette’s Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, but for years her behavior is the source of mystery, confusion, and deep humiliation. Narrated by a grown up Icy, the book chronicles a difficult, but ultimately hilarious and heartwarming journey, from her first spasms to her self-acceptance as a young woman. Curious about life beyond the hills, talented, and energetic, Icy learns to cut through all barriers—physical, mental, and spiritual—in order to find community and acceptance. Along her journey, Icy faces the jeers of her classmates as well as the malevolence of her often-ignorant teachers—including Mrs. Stilton, one of the most evil fourth grade teachers ever created by a writer. Called willful by her teachers and "Frog Child" by her schoolmates, she is exiled from the schoolroom and sent to a children’s asylum where it is hoped that the roots of her mysterious behavior can be discovered. Here Icy learns about difference—her own and those who are even more scarred than she. Yet, it isn’t until Icy returns home that she really begins to flower, especially through her friendship with the eccentric and obese Miss Emily, who knows first-hand how it feels to be an outcast in this tightly knit Appalachian community. Under Miss Emily’s tutelage, Icy learns about life’s struggles and rewards, survives her first comical and heartbreaking misadventure with romance, discovers the healing power of her voice when she sings, and ultimately—takes her first steps back into the world. Gwyn Hyman Rubio’s Icy Sparks is a fresh, original, and completely redeeming novel about learning to overcome others’ ignorance and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique.
Download or read book Reflections of the Christ Mind written by Paul Ferrini and published by Image. This book was released on 2000-07-25 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Paul Ferrini, there was a time when the very thought of Jesus left him cold. Instead of embodying the truth of Jesus' teaching, Christianity seemed to harbor the fearful thoughts and actions of people who were more committed to self-interest than to unconditional love. So when Ferrini felt Jesus' voice inside him saying, "I want you to acknowledge me," he resisted. In time, however, he came to realize that it was not Jesus he was rejecting but the untruths that had become attached to Christian teaching. Responding to the inner voice did not mean merely acknowledging Jesus as some great teacher who lived in the past, but also meant that he was opening himself up to a living presence within his own awareness. Once Ferrini reached this reconciliation, powerful words of spiritual truth began to flow through him. Reflections of the Christ Mind presents the most important teachings the author has received through his spiritual awakening. Here at last is a gospel devoted solely to Jesus' teachings of love, healing, and forgiveness. The teacher readers meet in these pages is both compassionate and open-minded-he is the Jesus Christians know in their hearts. Repudiating religious hypocrisy, intolerance, and spiritual pride, Ferrini rejects the dogmatic position of the Church, offering instead words of hope and healing that form the new gospel for today.
Download or read book Activate Leadership written by Jon Mertz and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an age when leaders have left our world's most pressing problems unsolved, Activate Leadership takes a radically new look at the workforce's growing Generation Y. What if within the very traits Millennials in the workplace are criticized, lay the seeds of strong leadership qualities ready to be activated? Activate Leadership draws new wisdom from an ancient source -- aspen groves -- to inspire Millennials to lead on purpose. Author and Thin Difference founder Jon Mertz matches his "Aspen Truths" to four distinct Millennial traits for leadership skills. With ample narrative studies and pragmatic yet inspiring leadership practices, Activate Leadership makes the case for Millennials as great leaders and gives clear guidance to further the big strides they're already making in their workplaces and communities. The time for new leadership has arrived. Activate Leadership offers Millennials an inspired, workable path forward.
Download or read book The London Quarterly Review written by William Lonsdale Watkinson and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Spark In Our Thoughts written by Abhijit Bhosale and published by Writersgram. This book was released on 2022-09-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mind and heart have a lethal collection of explosives; they wait for a spark to trigger that undetermined explosion. Feelings have different shades, shadows, and reactions based on person and circumstance. Here you shall take a detour and immerse into motivational pieces, love portions, and random canvases of life. This shall give you a reflection of your reverie, a walk into perspective questioning the zest of things. Get onboard to step into the series of distractions, take a break, and give your thoughts space to grow. Often, we urge to explore the essence of life, experiment like a toddler, and experience an unprecedented outcome. In the process, we need a kick of passion. This book shall provide you a glimpse of positive vibration swinging you back and forth like a pendulum. This book touches an array of emotion, feeling, and turmoil which we craft subconsciously. This work depicts thoughts that our mind generates based on surroundings and experiences. A fun fact about thoughts is that it may be silly for one, but of emotional importance to another. This book shall make you rethink and reconsider your thoughts like a reboot to your system. You are about to enter the passage of motivation, inspiration, love, and uncertainties.
Download or read book The Human Spark written by Jerome Kagan and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As infants we are rife with potential. For a short time, we have before us a seemingly infinite number of developmental paths. Soon, however, we become limited to certain paths as we grow into unique products of our genetics and experience. But what factors account for the variation -- in skills, personalities, values -- that results? How do experiences shape what we bring into the world? In The Human Spark, pioneering psychologist Jerome Kagan offers an unflinching examination of personal, moral, and cultural development that solidifies his place as one of the most influential psychologists of the past century. In this definitive analysis of the factors that shape the human mind, Kagan explores the tension between biology and the environment. He reviews major advances in the science of development over the past three decades and offers pointed critiques and new syntheses. In so doing, Kagan calls out the shortcomings of the modern fad for neuroscience, shows why theories of so-called attachment parenting are based on a misinterpretation of research, and questions the field's reflexive tendency to pathologize the behavior of the young. Most importantly, he reminds us that a life, however influenced by biology and upbringing, is still a tapestry to be woven, not an outcome to be endured. A profound exploration of what is universal and what is individual in human development, The Human Spark is the result of a scientist's lifelong quest to discover how we become who we are. Whether the reader is a first-time parent wondering what influence she, her genes, and the wider world will have on her child; an educator seeking insight into the development of her students; or simply a curious soul seeking self-knowledge, Kagan makes an expert and companionable guide.
Download or read book Poems from the Heart Reflections on Life Love Loss written by Boitshoko Sebogodi and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems from the heart, is a descriptive narration about life, love and loss. The author reflects on these issues on a personal and generic glance through poetry. The poems are diverse and thus cater for different audience. The work of this South African writer demonstrates versatility portrayed through out this book. Though some poems are fictional, a lot of poems in this book are authentic and based on her experience in various aspects of life and her surroundings. She reflects on death, bereavement, love, childhood memories, some poems are spiritual, some are self reflective and others a pure admiration of nature. The author writes with intense emotions of sorrow, harmony, love, disappointment and self introspect and affirmation.
Download or read book The Little Spark written by Carrie Bloomston and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Tips for finding and nourishing the inner artist . . . chock-full of concrete, hands-on tips that can help the newbie develop habits of creativity.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) You were born with a creative spark inside. Do you look at yourself now and wonder if the spark has gone out? Ignite that inner fire with the 30 engaging exercises, fun activities, inspirational images, and motivating ideas in this book. Learn what your Little Spark of creative passion looks like, how to capture it, and how to make room for it in your life. Read the book cover-to-cover and use it as a month-long creative roadmap, or just dip into the exercises as your time and inclination allow. Either way, you will change your life. “An interactive workbook for igniting creativity. It’s peppered with tales from dancers, yogis, artists and more, and is filled with fun ideas.”—Associated Press “One of those books with its own energy and enthusiasm that literally lights you up!”—David Romanellii, author of Life Lessons from the Oldest and Wisest “The book’s design beautifully weaves together text, blank write-in spaces, stellar photos and a host of other charming design elements. A sparkling blueprint for stimulating creativity.”—Kirkus Reviews “The color photographs and layout of the book are particularly pleasing and inspiring . . . A beneficial and enjoyable title for people who need a bit of a nudge to try something creative, or those who used to paint, write, or sew, who want to do it again.”—Library Journal “For any person you know who wants to make stuff, any kind of stuff, that is an authentic expression of themselves.”—Quilt Journalist Newsletter
Download or read book Critical Musicological Reflections written by Stan Hawkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of original essays is in tribute to the work of Derek Scott on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. As one of the leading lights in Critical Musicology, Scott has helped shape the epistemological direction for music research since the late 1980s. There is no doubt that the path taken by the critical musicologist has been a tricky one, leading to new conceptions, interactions, and heated debates during the past two decades. Changes in musicology during the closing decades of the twentieth century prompted the establishment of new sets of theoretical methods that probed at the social and cultural relevance of music, as much as its self-referentiality. All the scholars contributing to this book have played a role in the general paradigmatic shift that ensued in the wake of Kerman's call for change in the 1980s. Setting out to address a range of approaches to theorizing music and promulgating modes of analysis across a wide range of repertories, the essays in this collection can be read as a coming of age of critical musicology through its active dialogue with other disciplines such as sociology, feminism, ethnomusicology, history, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies, aesthetics, media studies, film music studies, and gender studies. The volume provides music researchers and graduate students with an up-to-date authoritative reference to all matters dealing with the state of critical musicology today.
Download or read book Present Day Thoughts written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-11-10 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
