Stress is the number one killer of humans. It damages our physical bodies and our emotional well being, and most of us feel almost powerless to conquer it. The Tao of Maybe is a plan to undo the stress program running our brains by applying the science of neuroplasticity to the ancient wisdom of letting go of attachment to outcome. Tao /dou/ [Considered untranslatable, the exact meaning of "tao" remains elusive]. noun - the way; the path; both yin and yang, light and dark; in harmony with ...

A Movie Length Tale™ from Aisle Seat Books™.It’s true, you can’t choose your family. But you can choose to pretend they’re all dead... like Joe does until a canceled flight forces him to reunite with the dysfunctional family he’s kept secret from his very pregnant wife. Now all he wants is to get out of there as fast as he can and leave his past behind. But the past has other plans.

Nate and Stacey love their great grandmother, but lately all they've done is worry about her health. Stacey decides a story is what her Nana needs to pep up her spirits.Stacey sees an old tattered book on top of the bookcase. "This should be interesting. I don't think you've read this story in ages. I barely remember it."Stacey begins to reads but her great grandmother takes over the story and the two siblings listen. Just before the old woman finishes the story she falls a...

Kari is sure of two things: Her husband's infidelity and her loss in recalling the events that led up to it. With no where else to go, she stands on a corner across from her house, watching. An attractive young man shows up and offers Kari a solution to her situation. Although she's reluctant at first, the tingling sensation of his touch changes her mind. He takes her to an old house and tries to convince her to buy it. Kari worries about the amount of work required to fix up the decaying ...

A young, clumsy, and inexperienced apprentice is about to have the fate of the future shoved into his hands.

Samuel stopped and shook his head at the night sky as though it knew the secret he was about to reveal. "There are magical places that exist in this world, Jessica, places the Master Architect created to balance good and evil. The time will come when you will leave this house and enter into another life that awaits you. A life you deserve with a greater purpose. You don't know how special you really are."For years, Jessica has fought for her father's life by agreeing to every littl...

Short story. According to Wikipedia: "Bret Harte (August 25, 1836[2] May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California. He was born in Albany, New York. ... He moved to California in 1853, later working there in a number of capacities, including miner, teacher, messenger, and journalist. He spent part of his life in the northern California coast town now known as Arcata, then just a mining camp on Humboldt Bay. His first literar...

Charles Dickens’ work is ranked among the finest writing in the Western canon, and the author specialized in seasonal stories to warm the hearts of his adoring fans during the holiday season. Dickens’s relationship with Christmas extends far beyond the success of „A Christmas Carol”, with five short Christmas books and countless slighter stories on a festive theme. In all of them he uses Christmas as a time to wake up the dozing conscience of the prosperous urban middle classes. This colle...

Washington Irvingâs classic tale of romantic schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and his terrifying encounter with the Headless Horseman. Authorâs vivid imagery involving the wild supernatural pursuit by the Headless Horseman has sustained interest in this popular folktale through many printed editions, as well as film, stage, and musical adaptations.

Set in Africa the novel tells the story of three lions and the humans who encounter them. The first lion is called "Umslopogaas" and is a fierce warrior who is feared by all who know him. He is also known as the "Lion of the Zulu" and is said to have killed more lions than anyone else in Africa. He is a skilled hunter and fighter, and his reputation is such that even the mighty king of the Zulus, Cetewayo, fears him. "A Tale of Three Lions" is a thrilling adventure story that explores them...

Beau had never given much thought to idea of dying let alone what might happen when he did. He was a confident eighteen year old and pretty convinced the grim reaper wasn't out to get him soon. But when Beau and his best friend Edgar found themselves at Heaven's door one summer night, he was quickly forced to accept two truths. There is most definitely life after death and you don't necessarily escape what you've avoided on Earth...They are faced with a stark choice and for Edgar th...

This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited them with a more modern format, including punctuation and styling, to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.