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In ancient times, most people believed that if you travelled to the horizon, you would fall over the edge. This was a mirage that limited their lives. Today, the mirage that we all live by is the idea that "I will be happy when..."- I will be happy when I am married!- I will be happy when I...

The Crowning Philosophy of Investment offers a "New Paradigm," a modern way of thinking that can turn you into a super successful investor in any desired area. This work provides a guiding light as well as a modern road-map for successful investing, requiring the development of a correct beingness, as well as a proper knowledge base as the very first step, followed by timely execution of a prepared master plan, which would eventually lead to a fruitful basket of remarkable benefits and phenomenal profits. The world at large, whether financial, business, marital, or spiritual surrenders to you the moment you start thinking and acting like an investor with a giant slogan: Investing is the ultimate road to higher realms!

Most of us have a little drama in our romantic relationships - an argument here, a miscommunication there. No big deal. But when that drama consumes your relationship or when your relationship ends in dramatic fashion, you might be at risk for Post-Dramatic Relationship Syndrome! You won't read about this in psychology texts or in medical books, but Maholmes shows how PDRS can affect women of all ages and from all walks of life.

How does the Gospel communicate the eternal truth? Jesus was perhaps the world's greatest storyteller because his sometimes surprising parables conveyed timeless truths. While modern expressions of truth often reflect scientific frameworks, the ancient world just as powerfully expressed crucial truths through parables - stories that illustrate a truth by expressing it as fiction.

Life is like a bouncing ball - there are ups and there are downs! Give the gift of truth, inner knowledge, and wisdom to someone special in your life - sports enthusiasts, husbands, fathers, brothers, lovers, boyfriends! And don't forget the women in your life too! A necessary, enlightening, and practical book for all! The stories and interviews of famous athletes are covered in this publication with intimate conversations about their own lives!

A motivational self-help book to guide you to become the best you that you can be. Nine basic steps to help you become that person. To learn more about yourself, to understand what are your best assets and most important traits. Dr. G. is a Beverly Hills-based psychotherapist who has worked with folks in the entertainment business for 25 years. He has helped musicians, actors, and studio execs make things work better, do better, and be more successful.

Educator and multimedia reporter Marian Burnbaum interviews one of the nation's leading thinkers in education and video gaming, James Paul Gee, Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literary Studies at Arizona State University. Professor Gee explains how "good" video games in any genre, including violent video games, can be examples of active, deep learning at almost any age.

Using her extensive pastoral experience, her academic research and natural sense of humor, Sr. Riley presents a program of meditation, relaxation techniques and self reflection to help the listener become more peaceful and wholesome in the midst of all the stresses life poses.

The listener’s relationship with Christ will deepen as Br. Maloney describes how Paul was imbued with the cultures, Jewish and Gentile, of his time and yet transcended both “in Christ.”

See Jesus from the perspective of Job as he suffers in misery, of King David as he wrestles with his sin, of the soldier tasked with crucifixion of Jesus, of Judas and Peter after they betrayed their dear friend, of Cleopas who walked with Jesus on Easter Day unawares, of Jairus who put his trust in Christ and saw his daughter live again, and of others!

"Why would a loving God make the whole human race suffer just because Adam took one bite of the apple?" "Wasn't it cruel of God to ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac in the first place?" "I think the vineyard workers who worked all day should have been paid more." These questions and observations reflect some of the basic misunderstandings about the Bible caused by not knowing its literary forms.

Those who give away power surround themselves with loyal and powerful supporters. Far from the quagmire of "blind obedience", today's leadership requires empowerment at all levels. The world moves too fast for one person in any organization to make all the decisions. To compete and excel, entire organizations must move in unison, like well-practiced teams, where everyone is aiming toward similar goals.

A Mind-Body Pioneer Reveals How Your Mind Energizes the Healing Process On Mobilizing the Life Force, medical researcher and bestselling author Dr. Lawrence LeShan presents a powerful case for the mind’s essential role in helping the body overcome cancer and other serious illnesses. Drawing...

Well known author, priest, seminary educator, Rev. Donald Cozzens explains why everyone should speak the truth in love for the betterment of all. Clearly and concisely he shows the importance of the laity, religious and clergy at all levels to express their deepest beliefs and to listen carefully to those who might have a different set of convictions. The Church from his perspective is that it is the last

If you are feeling intense stress about the future, are losing sleep, are experiencing a vague sense of disaster, are blaming everyone else for your anxiety, are overlooking your accomplishments and focusing on your failures, are distorting mistakes and thinking of them as catastrophes, if you are seeing everything in terms of black and white, all or nothing, this presentation can help to set you free and develop a more humane outlook on life and a more realistic wholesome way of existence.

Guilt is an almost inevitable part of the human experience, yet we are sometimes at a loss to know how to heal the guilt within us. Can we bear it gracefully? Can we release it? Can we avoid poisoning our relationships with guilt that we have not processed appropriately? Yes, we can, Sr. Carole tells us. But we must begin by accepting it and understanding its roots in our childhood, in our expectations of others and ourselves.

How do you tell a child about the death of a parent, sibling, close relative, or friend? Once that death has been made known, how do you answer children’s questions about what caused the person to die, and what happens next? Then, as the grieving process begins, what are some constructive ways for children to express strong reaction to loss? These and other questions are answered in Helping Children to Grieve, a powerful, practical presentation by Sister Carole Riley, Ph.D., LPC.

This audio will help families, teachers, principals, social workers, 12 step sponsors, pastors, and religious deal with conflict, overcome self-deception and promote honesty, integrity, and interdependence. The art of leadership is brought into focus and the capacity of all to share in the power to make things better. A sense of powerlessness, blame, suspicion and backward looking attitudes drains individuals and groups of their capacity to grow.

As relationships deepen in healthy encounters, conflicts emerge. This seminar addresses the call to resolve through noticing, analyzing, discerning self-reflection and dialogue. Part One addresses conflicts in intimate relationships. Part Two will focus on the role of teachers, church leaders, and organization leaders in creating a safe space for conflicts to emerge. Some concepts of Parker Palmer will be used to investigate ‘truth’ as truth in its communal dimension.

In two presentations, Dr. Riley addresses the grieving process and describes steps for grief recovery. The use of a loss-graph and relationship-graph foster healing of emotional hurts and other issues that remain from unfinished emotional grieving. Safe exercises for a person to work alone or with a grief partner are described. In these talks, Dr. Riley provides many helpful examples as well as an outline for personal use.