We all yearn to have time for personal needs and creative dreams – after all, this is our life to make the most of. And we all know how hard it is to remember what really matters. With distractions from jobs, aging parents, and children – not to mention women’s perennial fear of being labeled “selfish” – following our own desires and dreams can become ever more elusive. The Life Organizer aims to help you shift your focus, augmenting traditional ...
In 1979, Dr. Bernie S. Siegel, a successful surgeon, took a class from Elisabeth Kubler-Ross that focused on crayon drawing for healing, especially with patients facing life-threatening disease. Siegel incorporated into his practice these techniques – many of which were laughed at by others in the medical community. But his Exceptional Cancer Patients “carefrontation” protocol facilitated healings, often deemed miraculous, and attracted attentio ...
In the depths of grief, some find solace in their faith, while others feel that God has deserted them. In this gentle and wise guide, a beloved spiritual teacher counsels that prayer works – but not always in the ways we expect. Welshons, who has worked closely with Ram Dass and Stephen Levine and trained with Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, confronts life’s most challenging experiences directly, acknowledging both the reality and inevitability of un ...
When in doubt, make belief. For author and news anchor Jeff Bell, these are words to live by. Literally. As someone who has spent much of his life battling severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), Bell has had to overcome crippling uncertainty few people can imagine. In this powerful follow-up to his critically acclaimed memoir, Rewind, Replay, Repeat, Bell expounds on the principles of applied belief that allowed him to make such a remarkabl ...
For this book, author Diane Conway approached a police officer, a waitress, a politician, a lawyer, a cab driver, and many others, and asked them each the same question: «What would you do if you had no fear?» The results, chronicled in this book, were both surprising and enlightening. Her respondents told her their secrets, their long-hidden dreams, and their fears. Their dreams included quitting mind-numbing jobs, applying to medical school, b ...
These inspiring true stories tell of men and women who dared to look inward, damned the risks, and learned to love. Asking the question, «What would you do for love if you had no fear?» Diane Conway took to the streets, interviewing ordinary people about the crazy things they did for love. Drawn to Conway’s warmth, emotional honesty, and outrageous, heartfelt humor, they told her their secrets, their fears, and their adventures on the road to lo ...
In 2005, the «We Got Issues» team – Rha Goddess and JLove Calderon – traveled the country gathering rants from over 1,000 women, from Rikers Island to the Republican National Convention. They held community dialogues, rantfests, and Red Tent gatherings. This joyful call to arms by young women warriors collects the best of those events. We Got Issues! showcases a new feminine generation as they speak honestly and courageously about the 10 most im ...
Infuse your life with tranquility, panache, and a dash of joie de vivre As defined by the author, “a tranquilista is a woman who embraces her many sides: spiritual (she’s a tranquility-seeker), creative (loves style), and entrepreneurial (calls her own shots). She hearts fashion and philanthropy…entertaining and enlightenment.…She is full of aspirations and always seeking inspiration. Oh, and she sparkles. Literally.” Presenting ...
Johnson explores the concept of the Beloved – the elusive, alluring force that beckons us forth to passionate engagement with the world – and shows how our sense of love is often linked to something far greater than ourselves. She explains that mistaking a human lover for the inner, eternal Beloved is the first step in any romance, yet the ability to distinguish between the two ultimately holds the key to our quest for personal freedom and fulfi ...
