Reconnecting with Life, spurred when I returned home to support my widowed mother’s fight with breast cancer in 2002, reevaluated my life, journey and direction. Removed from life as I knew it, my priorities quickly changed with the realities and limitations of my mother’s years as well as her continued worries about her brother in a nursing home. This book explores my life experiences, my intense love of nature and its imagery, and the paths I’ve taken along the way.

John Mahelm Berry Sill's role as the American Minister to Korea (1894-1897) is one of controversy. He has been described as weak, ineffective, and reluctant by some and as independent, proactive, and alert by others, depending on the researcher. He served during an extremely turbulent period of Korean history, a span of time that encompassed the Sino-Japanese War, the Gabo Reforms, the murder of the Korean queen, and King Gojong's subsequent refuge in the Russian legation.While this...

Complete with maps and extensive advice, this guide to Japan's hot springs is an invaluable resource for anyone travelling to Japan.Easier to get to than many might imagine, Japan's hidden hot springs are among the few remaining repositories of ancient Japanese ambiance and sensibility. Bucolic and charming, they bear little resemblance to the sterile, clinic-like spas of the West or to the concrete jungles of Japan's best-known onsen towns. The hot springs introdu...

Daily Spiritual Tools, Learning How to Forgive and let Go provides the reader with simple yet insightful ideas about how forgiving is more for the forgiver than the person being forgiven.This second book by Sherry Woodcock, Learning How to Forgive and Let Go, is a shorter, more specific look at how simple spiritual tools can allow you to have more positive relationships and view circumstances, seen otherwise as negative, in a more positive light. Sherry explains that, "By forgiving...

Finally, a book that has been created specifically with you in mind. The prayers in this book contain the powerful ingredients of wisdom, strength and courage.A prayer for inner power, resolution, miracles, our planet, good judgment, feeling safe, to learn life's purpose, be true to yourself, build heaven on earth and many more.

The discussions in the book cover warrior codes, emotional balance, and interpretations of emotions that others might consider negative. The language is "colorful" but appropriate for the subject. I am a Norse Heathen and a warrior.While the title of the book may describe an outlook of violence, it is more a way to find your calm in the most chaotic situations, and to understand that violence is not the only way of the warrior. It breaks down decisions and choices, and how a warrio...

To succeed you must know yourself. Many fail because they do not need time to determine who they really are and what they want to achieve. You cannot choose a career that suits who you are if you have not examined yourself. This article can be published if the resource box is left intactYou have probably had trouble remembering the names of people you meet. It is important to remember the names of your acquaintances, especially if they are your customers. It would be useful if you ...

Whatever you are today is the outcome of your problems, strengths, habits and level of self-esteem. In every age, from birth to infant and child to adolescent, you have met distinct challenges. If the people around you raised you in a natural and healthy way, you will turn out into a well-balanced and strong individual. However, if your youthful experiences are filled with traumas and problems, these past incidents will extremely affect the way you are today. To understand this topic, you ...

The more I became self-aware, I began to see that my personal beliefs affected the way treated myself and others. I was not aware that I was stuck in a state of self-judgment, I reacted to things instead of responding. My beliefs affected my prosperity, morals, and values. My belief system impacted my personal happiness. Self-belief must be observed for self-improvement.I used to believe that I was more special than others, so I was mean to others. We can change to become a person ...

The words you say to yourself and about yourself are becoming self-fulfilling prophecies . Affirmations shift your mindset away from negativity and turn your thoughts and your life into the positive direction. Read them out loud regularly, repeat them, re-write them, create your own list of favourite affirmations to drive positive changes in your life. Select affirmations that resonate with you and talk yourself into believing that you are enough, life is supposed to be beautiful and fun, ...

This book will enhance the way you think and the ability to understand yourself better. Opportunities come more than once in a life time so challenge yourself beyond expectation to prove that the conditioned thoughts of your mind can be changed. This book will embrace your capabilities with positive outcome, making you focused and humble with no excuses from visualizing your goals. This book will also help you fight through your insecurities and self doubt, giving you strength to make a di...

Sheer Joy is a channeled message from our angels of how easy and fulfilling life is when we decide to let go of all energetic blocks and believe in ourselves. You are meant to live a life filled with great blessings and joy. Now, get out of your own way and start living your life of pure bliss!